The humans had been an afterthought to our settlement. From the understanding of our scouts, until their contact was severed, we might have exploited ...ost of the planet without any direct confrontation with the dominant species.They could not physically dwell in the waters. With our technology, evasion should have been simple.Only humans played in the water.And we learned to play with them.Our species had been engineered, our consciousness put into these creatures close enough to the native. She was so soft and pliant. He pressed his nose to her hair and inhaled. She smelled of her shampoo and soap and another indescribable smell that was all her own. He shook her lightly ‘Come on. I’m going to make sure the fire’s out and lock up. Maybe you want to unpack?’ Maria sighed again, ‘Okay.’ But this time she slowly rose from his lap and headed into the house. Peter adjusted his crotch before making his rounds of the house. He doused the last of the fire, checked the doors and shut all. Thankfully, she always slept naked, so she didn't have to waste time in shedding clothes. This shower would need to be very quick, as she was sure her boss would've noticed her absence at this point. Quickly lathering and rinsing, Joanna flipped the shower off and jumped out, grabbing a nearby towel. She wouldn't have time to fix her hair, so up it went into a bun and out the door she went.Once she was out the apartment front door, the cold air struck her like a hammer. Winter was steadily. “Thanks for everything. You didn’t have to do all this for me.” She said as we had a coffee after I’dfinished. “That’s ok. Anything to help.” “Even thought you’ve finished, would you like to come over tomorrow? Let me made you dinner to thank you for all you’ve done.” “I’d be happy to.” The next day I called in sick to work, blamed it on a bug that was going around. Got dressed in clothes I would usually wear to go out on the pull, and made my way up to Bella’s home. I was happy I.