take her eyes off LarIS. She nodded her greeting to the other two men but didn’t look their way.
“ Are ya’ll coming too?” Lizzie asked with a frown on her face when she saw Commander TylOR and his brother.
“ I will not be able to attend, but AshOR is going to accompany you,” TylOR responded, glaring at his brother. He was not happy with the arrangement at all.
AshOR gave the two females a very charming smile, but he winked at Lizzie and bent to take her hand in his. “It is my pleasure to be your escort for today.” TylOR growled from the side. When AshOR released Lizzie, he turned toward Lola making an attempt to grasp her hand but he was blocked.
LarIS moved to stand between Lola and AshOR. He turned so Lola would n't be able to read his lips. “Miss Marquesa doesn't like to be touched. You will keep your hands to yourself or I will remove them from your body permanently.”
AshOR looked at his old leader with mild shock. He knew the male favored the damaged female, but he had no idea it was this serious. He held up his hands and backed away. “Yes, Leader LarIS.”
LarIS turned back to Lola and pointed in the direction of the waiting shuttle. “ Shall we go?”
Lola nodded and walked ahead of him. She turned to watch Commander TylOR tracking Lizzie closely as she walked past him without giving him a second look. His brother gave her another wink , which caused his brother to whack him in the back of his head. She giggled. They were definitely brothers.
' What is so funny?' LarIS asked, using his telepathic link to her.
' It’s kind of funny to see adult siblings acting like young siblings,’ she told him, pointing back at the two men in question.
LarIS looked b ack at the two brothers who were arguing and then as AshOR stormed away with a frown on his face. 'It is hard to believe they haven't known each other barely a year.'
' I had so many siblings we couldn’t stand one another,' Lola admitted.
' How many siblings do you have?' This was the first time she had spoken of her family.
' There are eight of us kids. Even by Earth standards it is a lot to have.' She took his hand as he helped her onto the shuttle.
He showed her to a seat that was diagonal from his c o-pilot’s seat. It would allow him to look back at her easier. ' Were they upset that you chose to come to Katiera?'
She shook her head. ' My mom got pregnant again. She and my father argued over the pregnancy. It was an unauthorized pregnancy and they already had eight of us. The government decreed that if you got pregnant prior to having approval, you had to apply for a license in order to keep the baby. My mom wanted to get the license but my dad didn’t. It was becoming too financially hard for them. So my leaving actually helped them. They wanted me to bring my younger sisters but they were underage for the application and I wasn’t their legal guardian.'
' I do not understand how the Earth World Government can have such laws.' LarIS made sure her seat belt was secure before he sat down in the co-pilot’s seat. AshOR sat in the pilot’s seat beside him.
' I don’t agree with everything they did, but you have to understand the combined world governments were desperate to save the planet. Our planet is dying, and it cannot provide enough natural resources to support the overpopulation problem of its inhabitants.' Lola looked at Lizzie who raised her eyebrow at her. She signed the question, “What is it?”
“ Are you guys talking mind-to-mind again? You both get this weird expression on your faces, it's kind of cute because they match,” Lizzie told her half laughing as she faced Lola so she could read her lips.
“ Shut up, Lizzie. You want to explain what’s going on with you, Commander TylOR, and his brother?”
Lizzie stopped laughing. “ Nothing is going on.” She turned away.
Lola immediately felt bad. Lizzie was a true
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