Chocolate Rewards: The Sweetness of Two Worlds Colliding Together by Rachel Burns Page A

and increase their good behavior that way, then,
maybe, the men could give fewer punishments.
    Naturally,
they had to be given from time to time, but if this chocolate could
lessen punishments and bring men and women closer together, then he
would feel like he was doing a very important job.
    Jamko was
carefully landing the ship. “The computer is telling me that there
are two mansions on the planet. It used to be inhabited by Grintis.
They left the planet because of its size and because it was too
secluded. It really is perfect.”
    “ What
are Grintis?” Amber asked.
    “ The
Grintis is a family that controls several planets. They used to be
warriors but now they are traders. Most of the treasures in the
universe had at one time been owned by a Grintis.”
    “ Incoming
message from King Aideyoung,” the computer announced. “Workers
will be arriving today yet. One hundred Emkos.”
    Jamko's
jaw dropped. “The King is sending us one hundred Emkos.” Jamko
said, excitedly, looking at Rokai. “Did you hear that? Emkos.”
    “ What's
an Emko?” Amber asked.
    “ Only
the best workers in the universe. They are incredibly smart, fast and
tiny. They need to work to be happy. Emkos sleep outside, so they can
protect the plants and they hardly eat anything. They are the most
effective workers the galaxy has to offer,” Jamko informed her. She
could see how pleased and excited he was.
    Amber
looked up at Rokai who was staring over at Jamko. “This means that
we really discovered something very important. We are going to be
famous.” Rokai was getting very excited.
    “ And we
won't have to work ourselves to death. I should have brought along a
woman, too.” If Jamko had known that he would have.
    Amber
listened to the two and waited for what was going to come next. The
men both looked at a computer screen that was an entire rounded wall.
She was still in Rokai's arms. Had he held her the entire time while
she slept? Like she was a baby?
    The men
were discussing who should get which house. The houses were similar
but the locations were different. One was by the water and the other
wasn't.
    “ If we
can't decide then maybe your slave can. Amber, you be the
tiebreaker.” Jamko looked at her waiting for her answer.
    Amber had
stopped listening to them a while ago, but she had been looking at
the pictures on the computer screen. She looked up at Rokai, who was
waiting for her answer. They were going to let her decide something
as important as this? “The house by the water.”
    Jamko
nodded and they went on to divide up the land. They spoke of working
together but that each should have their own plantation. They joked
that one day their children might fall in love and own the planet.
    The
computer spoke over the intercom again. “Decompression is finished.
The air on the planet is suitable for all three occupants of this
aircraft, as well as for the plant life.”
    The men
traded looks with one another. “Here we go, on our way to fame and
fortune.”
    The door
opened and they walked out of the craft.
    Amber
felt like a new bride being carried over the threshold. She peeked
around Rokai so she could see where she would be slaving away. At
least, she would have help from the Emkos. Would they be nice to her?
She was picturing them playing tricks on her to get her into trouble.
    Before
her lay green fields as far as the eye could see. She was glad to see
that they were green. The grass looked so soft. She longed to touch
it and see if it was just like the grass they had back home. Maybe it
was even softer, like the clothes the men wore and the bedding.
    She was
once again aware of her nakedness. She wished that he had let her
keep the sheet. It had looked so nice on her.
    This was
a point that they were going to argue about until she won. She would
not go walking around naked in the fields. This was something that
she wasn't going to back down on.
    “ Our
home is this way.” Rokai said to her still carrying her in