Southern Cross by Windstar

Southern Cross had done coordinating her forces. The section Julie had been in charge of had
won their engagements, every time now. With less of a margin as the other Guardians caught up
with her in way of training, but she won.
"Ma'am?"
"Yes, Angwar?"
"Southern Cross just signaled us, asks if we will be rendezvousing with the rest of the fleet at
Mars?"
"Tell them we'll see them there in a few hours, Angwar. Alert the Emperor that we'll be starting
Phase I as soon as we receive an indication of where the Bak'ra are."
"Yes, Ma'am."
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Julie loved this. Laying in the darkness, curled up with Emily. They were in her quarters this
time, the First Guardian having accepted her invitation to dinner. The smell of their lovemaking
was still heavy in the air, and Julie could still feel the slick heat between her legs from where
Emily had been a moment before.
"I still want you, how can that be?"
A low chuckle rumbled through the body she was still half covering and Julie sighed with
pleasure.
"I want you too, little one."
That got a mock scowl though and Julie probed the First Guardian in a ticklish spot she'd found
just an hour earlier. That earned her a laugh and a hasty apology.
"Ok, you're not little!"
"Darn right I'm not."
"Just a bit small."
"What?"
The resulting tickle and pillow fight removed the last of the covers and pillows from the bed, and
they eventually curled back up together. The two of them breathing hard from having laughed so
much, and loving the time spent together.
When Emily spoke, Julie wasn't ready for it.