Dark as Daylight Ch. 01

"Are you wearing one of Anna's nighties?"

"Yes I am."

"Would you get out of bed so I can see it?"

"Don't you dare laugh when you see it."

"I can't promise you anything, until after I see it."

Laura slid out of bed sideways and asked Adam if he was ready.

"Always."

She turned her back to him, and the skimpy panties had arrows pointing towards her 'asshole.' The 'O' was strategically placed.

Adam put the meaty part of this fist in his mouth to prevent laughing.

Laura turned so she could show him the front of the nightie. The see-through bra had arrows pointing to her 'TITS. By each nipple was a word, "Suck and Pinch." Under each breast it said, "Squeeze."

The front of her tiny panties had arrows pointing towards her vagina. It said, 'CUNT, NEVER BEEN OPENED."

Adam nearly bit through his hand when he saw the last one. There were tears in his eyes because of the pain.

Quickly, Laura stripped out of the nightie, jumped into bed with him, and kissed him.

"Thank you for not laughing, I know it must have hurt you not to do it. I promised my sister it would be the first thing I wore on my honeymoon night. I never lie to her, never. She has always been my best friend, and confidant, and now I will never have to wear that again."

"Don't you dare throw it away. As I get old and senile, I may need to follow the directions to get to the right place."

"Adam you are terrible. Do you think we could stop talking now, and start playing?"

"Do you have a preference on how to start or should we play it by ear?"

"I didn't realize you were going senile so early in life. Does deafness run in your family?"

Adam didn't answer her. He didn't to go for her mouth or ears, as he usually did. He went straight for her left breast, grabbed it, squeezed it, and nursed on it.

Laura was caught by surprise by his sudden attack. She grabbed his hair and pulled, but Adam would not be denied. When she pulled hard enough to cause pain, Adam bit the tip of her nipple, which made her scream, and caused her to orgasm spontaneously. She had no idea where the orgasm came from, but she could not deny the effect it had on her.

"Why did I just cum Adam?"

"Are you going to ask questions, or are you just going to enjoy making love?"

Laura didn't answer him. She slid her left leg between his legs and rubbed it against his expanding dick. She removed her hand from his hair, and began rubbing it against his neck and ears.

Finally, she said, "I want to kiss you Adam, I have to kiss you."

Adam could not say no to this request. He released the hold he had on her breast, and moved up to look at his bride's face.

She took her hands and rubbed them against the stubble on his face.

"Do you know how handsome you are? Do you know why all those women were attracted to you? I am going to be the luckiest person in the world because of all the practice you've had before I got you."

She brought his face to hers, and kissed him with all the love she had stored up in her heart. All the angst she carried against men before left her. Men were no longer enemies, now they were just people."

Adam attacked her ears, which were always a source of great excitement for her. His right hand moved further down her body, and began playing with the sparse curls above her pubic bone. It didn't matter to him whether it was her ears or the curls that he was playing with, but her hips began to move, yearning for more contact. Tonight he was not going to deny her. He was not going to tease her, or torment her for a long time before he played with her vaginal folds. He nipped at her neck, and at the same moment grabbed her extended button, and squeezed it hard.

Laura screamed and orgasmed again. This time she didn't care whether it was from the bite, or from the pain she received when he squeezed her clitoris. She let her mind enjoy the feeling of floating on a cloud that only she was allowed to be on.

Again she thought to herself, "Why did I wait so long to have these feelings. Why did I wait so long to find you?"

She shifted her body to find his face again, and kissed him again. "I am never letting you go. I waited too long to find you."

Adam was about to answer, when his communicator rang.

He picked it up and said, "This better be an emergency, or I'm going to kill you."

"I'm sorry to disturb you Adam, this is Doctor Luck. We have a leak in the Nuclear Engine area. The engine is extended so that is not the problem. We have to find where the leak is coming from. The engineering section has been evacuated, and you will have to go in there wearing radiation protective gear. We need you down here now."

"I'll be there in five minutes Doctor Luck."

"What is it Adam, why do you have to leave me like this?"

"Believe me I don't want to leave you, but Doctor Luck says it's an emergency, and I have to go."

"What is the emergency?"

"There is a leak by the nuclear containment unit. They don't know if the water is contaminated by radiation or if it's just a regular water leak. I have to wear the radiation suit to go in there."

"Have you done anything like this before?"

"Only in training, but nothing live. Don't worry about me, I will be coming back here healthy. I'm not taking any foolish chances. If it's a radiation leak, there are protocols to take care of it."

"So help me God Adam, if I find you holding the bomb again, I will break your neck."

"I love when you tell me that, it gives me good luck. Give me a kiss, and I will be back as soon as possible."

"You better be, I'm a horny new bride, and you haven't broken my cherry yet."

"You had to say that now? I'm going to walk around down there sporting an erection."

"Good, it will remind you of where you are supposed to be."

Adam ran down the two flights of stairs, and found Doctor Luck, Jack Daniels, and Newton why do you have to leave for Thyme standing behind a glass protective shield, in radiation protective suits. They had one ready for him, and he climbed into it quickly.

"Where is the leak?"

"It's just to the left of the nuclear containment unit."

"Can you bring the schematic up on the computer please?"

As Adam followed the lines on the computer only one word came out of his mouth. "FUCK."

"Look here guys, we have two parallel pipes. The black pipe carries the water into and out of the nuclear engine area and cools the exterior of it. The interior of the engine is cooled by something else Gordon came up with, so that is not a problem.

The parallel pipe is white, and that is freshwater. Whoever designed this should be shot. It should've been placed up here where they would have been no confusion of which one was leaking. I have to go down there and find out which one is doing the damage."

"Can't you test it from up here?"

"If it's radioactive, I don't want to get near it, because I'm dead. Either that, or my wife will kill me. I would rather go near the source of the leak, and possibly clamp it off without touching it. It gives me a chance to live instead of dying. We have protocols to take care of the water that's up here already. I'm going to need 2- 18" X 36" X 1" diameter clamps, a 24 V portable driver with a three-quarter inch bit, a portable lamp, and a lot of good luck. Cover-up the entrance to the pit. Just in case my wife shows up, either put her in a radiation suit, or kick her ass out of here."

Jack said, "I have good news for you Adam. Everything you want is in there; pointing to the engineering section."

Adam looked around at the three faces who were standing there with him and asked, "How lucky can a man be on his wedding day? Go up to the second floor, and seal off the entire first floor. Turn off the elevators, and have security block the stairwells. You can watch me on the computers. I will not play any tricks on you, like playing dead. If I fall down and don't get up, you have a problem of major proportions."

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Adam entered the engineering section and immediately closed the door. Without delay he went to the area where the plumbing supplies were stored, took what he needed, tied everything together, retraced his steps, and left the area as quickly as possible. He entered the area underneath the engineering section, which was filled with cables, electrical wires, and sensors. He followed the lines towards the leaking pipes slowly, looking for water on the floor. Thankfully there was none yet. It meant the leak was not major, yet. However, if there was a flood upstairs, there should be a flood down here of the same magnitude.

As he approached the turn, he knew if it was radioactive, he was already dead, but he had to save Laura and the ship. He knew one went with the other, but the most important thing to him was Laura. He had to keep her safe.

Then he felt water splash under his feet. He didn't know how far he was from the leak but he took both 36" clamps and put them loosely on each pipe.

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Laura was sitting in their room. After waiting nearly an hour, she could not wait anymore. She dressed and ran down the stairs. When she reached the second floor, security told her she could not proceed any lower.

"My husband is down there, and I want to see him."

"I'm sorry, but no one is allowed on the first floor."

"Where is Doctor Luck?"

"Doctor Luck, what is your position?"

"I'm on the second floor, position three."

"Mrs. Schiff is on her way to see you."

"That's fine, send her over."

It didn't take Laura very long to find him, and he was ready for the onslaught he was about to receive.

"Hello Laura, look at the screen, you can see Adam moving towards the leak. He has just put clamps on both pipes and is moving slowly towards it. We will know soon if it is the radioactive or freshwater pipe."

"If it's radioactive will he live?"

"I have never lied except once to my daughter. I'm not going to lie to you now. If it's radioactive, Adam is already dead, and he knows it. He's doing this to save you, and all of us if it is at all possible."

Laura looked at the screen and yelled, "Adam, you dumb sonofabitch, get out of there."

"He can't hear you Laura. The protective gear does not have audio in it."

"You better hope he lives, because if he doesn't, I will tear The Good Luck apart with my bare hands."

"Remember Laura, he's doing this to save you."

"Remember this Even, this is our wedding night, and we were getting ready to make love when you called. We haven't consummated our marriage because of you. If I lose him, I will never forgive you."

"I understand."

Adam was sliding the two clamps closer to the leak, and he could hear the hissing sound of the water escaping from a pipe. His plumber's mind knew immediately a pipe was about to break apart because it was escaping in all sides. He had no choice, he had to pick up speed to get there before the pipe separated, otherwise the ship might be lost.

Laura yelled, "What is that dummy of mine doing now?"

"He knows something's wrong. Something is very wrong down there, and he has to fix it quickly."

Adam saw the white pipe was about to close to separating as he approached it. He let go of the black clamp and started running faster with only the white clamp.

He was a second too late, as the pipes separated. He was hit with the full force by pressurized water, which knocked him, unconscious, to the floor.

As he regained his senses, he stood up and climbed on top of the pressurized pipe. He moved to the very edge, clamped his legs together and swung underneath it.

Laura asked, "What is my idiot doing now?"

Jack said, "He looks like a monkey to me."

I said, "I have no idea, but I hope it works. I do know it's not radioactive."

Adam's weight brought the two pipes back into alignment, and as soon as they were nearly mated, he slipped the clamp over the break. He took the power driver and began tightening the 32 titanium bolts. When he was finished, he took off his radiation gear, took out his communicator and asked to speak with Colonel Daniels.

"That was some piece of work Adam, congratulations."

"That water knocked me silly Colonel. I think we should add two more clamps, one at each end to overlap part of this one to keep it from breaking again. That, or replace the entire section by cutting it out, and putting in couplings. It was a complete break Colonel, and it was a clean break sir. The pipe was defective."

"I think we'll go with your second suggestion Adam. It's better in the long run."

"I agree, sir. The cutoff valve is on the other side of the containment unit. We will have to turn the water off from that end to fix this pipe."

"It should be a straight up and down fix Adam. I want to replace that entire section of pipe, there is no sense taking a second chance with it."

"I agree Colonel. I am just happy the pipe wasn't black."

"Well you should be happy, because there's a young lady standing here who said she would have broken your neck if you did anything stupid."

"Coming down here, wasn't that stupid enough for her?"

"I guess you'll find out when you greet her."

"What time is it?"

"11:15 PM."

"I'll be out of here in three minutes."

"It took you 20 minutes to get there."

"I have something very special to take care of before midnight. I'll be there in three minutes. I don't care if God calls me, I'm not picking up my communicator. By the way, I'm taking tomorrow off."

Laura had a big smile on her face. She kissed me, and told me don't you dare call him, unless it is an emergency like this one.

I agreed.

Then she kissed Jack.

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Gordon thought it would be easy to sleep, but it wasn't. He was used to the smell of Zoey lying next to him, the feel of her body, and the sound of her breathing. He didn't mind the floor so much, even though it was hard. However, at night, when he couldn't sleep, he could open his computer and work. Now he had nothing, no pencil, pen, crayon, or paper. How was he supposed to do six months of this with nothing to stimulate his mind? That was the real imprisonment. That was how his father was getting his revenge for disobeying a direct order.

He tested his father once before, when he was younger, by staying late at work. He had to stay in his room for one week, and even though they took all his paper away he found a way around it by writing on his bedroom walls. His math, and ideas were excellent, and they had to photograph them, to bring it into work and load them into the computer. He had to paint his bedroom walls, before his mother saw what he did to them, and he had to spend another week in there.

He painted them again after he met Zoey. He did a lousy job painting his room the first time, but he did a perfect job the second time around. It's amazing what love can do to you.

Tears began rolling down his face, and he couldn't control them. He pulled the blanket over his head to cover his shame. What had he done? He lost everything he ever worked for in a moment of indiscretion. He could not bear six months of this isolation. He thought long and hard about this and finally came to a decision. He was going to ask for a meeting for all 65 members of the expedition, and request permission to walk out into space as a human being, and die a natural death. Even his father could not deny him this request.

"Guard."

"Yes Gordon."

"I need you to write something down for me."

"Go ahead."

"I, Gordon Oliver Stars Luck, request a conference of all 65 members of the Good Luck 1 expedition. I have been in isolation for less than one day, and I know I will be unable to last in this cage for six months or more. I am requesting your permission to allow me to walk out into space, and die a natural death, as a sentient human being, before I lose my mind, while I remain in solitary confinement.

Signed Gordon Oliver Star Luck."

"Are you out of your fucking mind Gordon?"

"No, I think I've just found it. I am of no further use to this expedition. I will use up water and food that you will need to continue this mission. There is no sense wasting it on me."

"What about Zoey? What is she going to do?"

"As my father said, young people are very resilient. They will move on very quickly."

"What about your baby?"

"I would be in here when it was born. I would not be allowed to touch it. I would only be able to see it every three days. What kind of father would I be to a newborn child? There are many men and women who will help Zoey after she gives birth. She will not be alone. Soon afterwards, my sister will give birth to twins. Then my mother will give birth to another set. There are going to be nine new babies within a short period of time. Zoey will have so much help, and so many infants for the child to play with, she will soon forget about me."

"I am not going to deliver this message. I will give it to Monty, and let her do it. She will go ballistic, but she will do it for you."

"Thank you very much. The quicker it gets posted around the ship, and gets to my father, the quicker this will be over with."

"What if they say no?"

"I will find another way to do it. I can't stay in here with nothing to do."

The guard pulled out his communicator and asked Monty to come to the brig.

"Has the genius escaped already?"

"No he hasn't, but he has a request I will not deliver to his father. He might kill me, but he won't be able to kill you."

"It must be a beauty of a note."

"You will bend the bars to get to him, and I am not going to be anywhere near you after you read it."

"You are a chicken shit bastard."

"When it comes to you ma'am, you are absolutely correct."

"Turn around, I'm right behind you."

"Oh shit, here's the note."

Before Monty could say a word, Gordon said, "I want you to post copies of it on every level of the ship. I want everyone to know about my request. My father cannot deny me this option. It's in our bylaws as far as rape, and murder are concerned. It can be extended to anyone who could be given a death sentence for disobeying orders, which I did. I know my rights, and I want this done as soon as possible."

"I will do it, and make sure that your request is posted around the ship. It supersedes your father's edict, and everyone has a vote on it. A simple majority will decide your fate. As usual I think you're out of your fucking mind, but that's just my opinion, and my opinion is always right."

"Yes I know."

"So do I."

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I was eating dinner when my communicator rang. I was exhausted, because I stayed on the first floor, watching the engineers and the cleanup crews get the water off the floors, and protect the delicate instruments that were in there. I didn't know how to thank Adam enough for risking his life to save the ship. Telling me he was taking the day off was little enough compensation.

"Doctor Luck state your position."

"I am in the cafeteria."

"I would suggest you eat quickly; I have a note from Gordon that is going to upset your stomach."

"I told everyone not to give him pencil or paper."

"The agent wrote it down for him."

"Bring it to me, and I will tear it up."

"The note supersedes your authority Doctor. You will have to obey it to the letter."

"What has he done now?"

"Read the letter Doctor, and you will see what he's done."

"Bring it to the bridge, I want to make sure it's legal. Callie has the full range of our legal system stored in her memory banks."

"I will meet you there, Doctor."

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"Now where were we?"

"I don't care Adam, please just make love with me."

"I believe we were at your lips."

Laura smiled and prepared herself for Adam's approach, but the lips he was talking about were not attached to her head. He dove between her thighs, and attached his lips to hers. He stuck his tongue as deep as he could into her vagina, and pressed his thumb against her clitoris.