7th Kind 1: Christmas in Dreamland Read Free

don’t get your hearts set on it. The future is too unpredictable right now. I’d rather have her safe without us.”
    “So noble.” Henry smiled.
    “So sexist. She’ll get on your ass for that, Ike. She’s not military, and she’s proud of it. That woman isn’t weak or needy. She’s feisty.” Charlie leaned back in his chair. “I say we make our move tonight.”
    “I’m in.” Henry rolled his chair closer and kissed Charlie’s neck. “What’s the plan?”

 
     
     
     
    Chapter Two
     
     
    Getting ready for bed, Meg washed her face and patted it dry with a towel. She rubbed on some moisturizer and put her glasses back on. Life in Dreamland was orderly, and mostly, she fit in, something she’d never felt before. Of course, it didn’t help her social life. Most of the men here treated her like a sister. All those men and, still, she was single. Her frustration over work and being alone on the holidays made her mad at herself.
    Unlike her mother and her sister, she didn’t define success or worth as having a husband and kids. That didn’t mean she didn’t want them. Things never seemed as easy for Meg as they did for others. It couldn’t be one dream man, and she just had to work up the courage to ask him out. Just her luck, Charlie and his pals were all in Dreamland for the holidays. She loved each of them in their own way, and all of them were sexy. They were all friendly to her and flirted a bit, but none had asked her out or made any moves. There was an odd vibe she couldn’t shake. They wanted something, and she wanted them—not that she’d made any advances either. Which one would she pick?
    That was a problem even her big IQ couldn’t solve. She wanted them all, like her friend, Liz, and the alien men Liz had fallen for last year. It was a big controversy here, but Meg saw the love and how it worked for them.
    Climbing into bed, she found ET curled up at her toes like a hot water bottle. Love wasn’t logical or testable, but she wanted it. Meg had the same needs the pretty girls with more natural assets did, but no one chased or drooled over her. All the thoughts of lust and the men she wanted left Meg aroused. She contemplated her toy collection, but right now, nothing would work but the real thing.
    As she dozed and thought of the trio of hot men, Ike, Henry and Charlie, Meg wondered if they had girlfriends on the outside. Charles claimed they didn’t, and she trusted him. But why? Tall, handsome and muscled like military men should be, those three had to have women falling all over them. Meg couldn’t come to any other conclusion.
    She could picture the men standing together. They had a bond that sizzled. They looked out for each other, loved being together. Charlie and Henry took crap because people thought they were gay, but Meg knew that wasn’t entirely true. Charlie had been flirting with her a little today. Henry certainly had before. The idea of them together made her body tingle all over.
    Rolling over and burying her face in the pillow, Meg sighed. Maybe that was just her wishful thinking and fanciful imagination. She wasn’t prone to fantasy except when using her toys, but daydreaming about those three was a bad habit she’d developed.
    A knock on the door startled her. Sitting up, Meg watched the door open before she could get to it. Only security and she had keys to her private room.
    “What the hell?” she asked.
    Charlie, Henry and Ike pushed into her room as ET got spooked and ran out. Ike closed and locked the door.
    “Security check. Don’t worry.” Charlie winked at her.
    “Security? All my stuff is locked up in the lab. It’s only personal items here.” She’d gotten through tons of screenings, tests and security levels in her time here, but no one had ever raided her bedroom.
    “Contraband check. We don’t want any slipups during the holiday time.” Ike’s stern expression didn’t match the twinkle in his eye.
    “Okay.” Meg went to grab her