Wanted: Handsome Alien Abductor by Myra Nour Page A

The choice seemed appropriate, and it had been years since she saw it. She enjoyed watching it again, especially after their experiences today. She was surprised just how close the movie producers had come in getting the facts correct. Sure, there were some differences in coloration and stripes on the dinosaurs, but the major points were similar.
    "Did you get your recordings?” She asked after the movie finished.
    "Yes, and some other interesting life sequences."
    "More fights?"
    "No,” he chuckled. “A pair of Brachiosaurs were mating. It was quite a show."
    "Sorry I missed it. I can always watch it on the recording later.” Amber yawned. It had been a long day.
    "Bedtime.” Ryja pulled out her chair graciously. They discussed dinosaurs on the way to the room.
    "Earth, sunset over the ocean.” He spoke when they entered the room.
    Amber was pleased. It was hard to say which ocean was depicted, but the water was a beautiful aquamarine, turning darker near the horizon. The sky was a deep blue, making a lovely background for the multicolored clouds strewn across the wall behind the bed.
    The other three walls were of sandy beaches, the waves gently lapping the edges. The odor of ocean water pervaded the room and she breathed deeply, loving that rich nature scent. The splash of the waves was soothing and hypnotic.
    "I can sleep like a baby,” Amber plopped on the bed, and stretched out, letting the ocean experience flow through her senses.
    "I had something more active in mind,” Ryja said softly, sitting next to her. He ran one hand up her thigh.
    Amber grabbed his hand and sat up. “Wait a minute. I'm not your plaything."
    "Uh.” He looked puzzled. “But we had sex yesterday. Might I remind you how great it was."
    She swiped a strand of hair out of her face. “Of course it was, but you forget I thought it was a dream.” Amber glanced around the room. “Somewhere in the middle of our Jurassic adventure I realized this all was real."
    He stared at her. “So, you can only give yourself freely in a dream?"
    "No, that's not what I meant.” She stood up and paced the room. “I'm not some wild woman who falls in bed with someone the first night.
    At his confused expression, she tried to explain. “ I'm a woman who is looking for a serious relationship. I don't do one night stands."
    "I think I understand. I don't think you're a loose woman, if that's what you mean."
    "Something like that."
    "I will still respect you,” Ryja smiled.
    "Oh, wait.” Amber held up both hands. “That pisses me off."
    "Why, that I respect you?” His expression was puzzled.
    "No, that you'd use such an old cliche line."
    He folded his arms. “I don't understand you Earth women. I used a phrase I heard in a movie. It sounded nice to me."
    She sighed in exasperation. “All right, I concede there seems to be a language or cultural barrier. But that doesn't change the fact that I'm not going to jump in bed with you."
    His face was bland, covering whatever emotion lay beneath. She didn't know what he was thinking.
    "I have loved our time together, and the historical jump was unbelievable. But I'll leave if you wish.” She crossed her fingers behind her back. Every particle of her being did not want to leave, not yet.
    Ryja stared at the wall over her head. “No.” He looked at her. “I like you and
    we share the same interest in history.” He sat down on a nearby chair. “We seem to be at a stalemate, so what do we do?"
    "Can't we continue as before, just without the sex?” Amber asked.
    "We could...except I'll always be thinking about our lovely experience.” His eyes raked her body.
    I'll be thinking of it too. Amber knew she was being hard on Ryja, he was a man even though he was from another planet. But she had her personal standards.
    "Amber, what do Earth men do, to get you in bed?"
    If it'd been a man from Earth who asked her that, she would have been aggravated. But, it really was a simple, straightforward question,