The Sultry Vixen by J.M. Burlock (good short books TXT) 📕

glanced down at his watch, then replied “Heather I need to get going, yet I don't want to leave you here alone either. So would you like to come with me, and have a bite to eat....you do eat, don't you?”

Heather looked over at Ronald while smiling, then replied “Yes I eat, and I would be very happy to accompany you to your abode. That is if you don't mind me staying with you a little while longer.”

“Well I can't rightly leave you here in this place; besides I have some questions I'd like to ask you still. Only I think they can wait until after we eat, and hopefully help you relax some more” he said to Heather.

Heather looked at Ronald coyly replying, “If you think it isn't going to put you out any. I'm sure I don't know anyone else, and I barely know you. Yet you are a kind person by wanting to help me.”

Ronald said “ Let me pay the bill, then we can be on our way. Do you have a coat or sweater, its a little chilly this time of the night. I'm usually home by this time, but I don't live to far so the walk should warm us up.”

They rose and Ronald went up to the bar to pay the bill. Joe gave him a look 'like good going man.'

Ronald just said “don't go there Joe!”

Joe shrugged his shoulders, as if it was none of his business- he was just there to serve drinks to the patrons. Ronald turned and took Heather by the crook of her arm and they walked out of the bar. By then most of the regulars had left, but the few that remained watched the two walk out into the night air.

In all the time Ronald had been coming to the bar, never once had they seen him leave with a female before, let alone one so beautiful. She had an out of this world look about her, and she was leaving with him. The other patrons had no idea just how right they were about her being out of this world, even the universe.

Leaving the bar, they walked down the street and headed for Ronald's apartment.


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As Heather & Ronald arrived at his place, he pulled out the keys to unlock the door stepped back to let her in. He reached over and flipped the light switch to turn on the light. A loud gasp came from Heather as she saw the room brighten from the bulb in the lamp. As its illumination lit up the room, Ronald tossed his keys down on the table that was sitting next to the front door.

He turned her way then politely said “ Please make yourself at home, go sit down on the couch.

Heather looked around to see a long brown couch, so she went to sit down. As she sat there she glanced at every object that was in the room. Ronald turned to walk into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator and as the light turned on he heard the female gasp again. Turning his head to see her eyes he noticed they were real wide, he closed the door to reopen it again and smiled as she watched in awe as the inside lit up again.

She moved to the edge of the couch and rose up, then walked over to where Ronald was standing. He took and opened the door, then explained “ See this switch here, it let's this light bulb go on. Then when you close the door it turns it off.”

Heather stood there watching this, then reached over to open the door for herself. Again she saw it come on, as she looked in to see the light bulb.

She exclaimed while turning her head to look his way “ Amazing Ronald, I have never seen such an amazing object before. Of course this is my first time on your planet, so what other wonders can you show me? Any other things that light up magically?”

Ronald brightly answered “ Why yes we have many things that light up on this planet. Go back and sit down, then I will bring the bottles of water in there. Then I will share this spectacular item of all that has people mesmerized for hours at a time.”

Heather replied, “ Okay, but I can't stay that long, so let's be quick about it.”

“ Oh this wont take long to show you, but why must you leave I mean you just arrived. Is it because you mentioned something about a quest of some sort that you were on?” Ronald spoke with a certain sadness, yet with a bit of curiousness too.

Heather smiled, happy that he remembered what she said at the bar, then went back to sit down on the couch Ronald had. He opened the refrigerator to retrieve 2 water bottles for them to drink. Then walked over and handed her one as he sat down next to her. She looked at the bottle and examined the container. He watched her for a moment before he took his own bottle and twisted the cap to open it. She watched in wonder, then looked at her own twisting the top off like he did. Heather followed him by putting the bottle to her mouth as she sensually took a drink.

As he sat next to her, he again got stimulated from her movements. He shook his head and began to wonder why this particular female affected him this way. As she set the bottle down, he picked up the TV remote and clicked the power button.

“Oh wow, how did you do this fantastic thing? How does this moving pictures appear in that box?” she excitedly asked.

Ronald laughed at the way the simplest things seemed to amaze her. He was taken aback by how she reacted, since he had always took these things for granted. From the light coming on to shine and brighten a room, to a light popping on to let you see the food in the refrigerator!
Not to mention that when you pushed a button on the remote for the television, to let you have mindless hours of entertainment.

He then turned his head to get a better look at Heather, again it was like a switch was turned on inside of him. His emotions were surging through his veins, causing him to fidget in his seat. He wanted so much to reach over and kiss her lips, yet he didn't dare for fear of what would happen. Instead he took a big swig from his water bottle. Out of the corner of her eyes, she noticed him drinking a lot of water all at once.

Giggling she turned to him and said “ I'm sorry if I make you nervous.”

All Ronald could do is sit as his cheeks turned bright red. Heather reached over to feel his cheek, she could feel it was hot to the touch. Removing her hand he replied “ I'm alright, just embarrassed, this is how we show it..... meaning us humans. Don't your kind show any emotions?”

Heather looked directly at Ronald, then smiled at him. This caused Ronald to sit up a little straighter on the couch. While he was doing that, she quietly spoke up “ I was designed or created for one purpose. Do you remember me telling you I was on a quest?”

As she said this, all he could do was shake his head 'yes.'

“ Well Ronald I am off to make someone's dream come true. The only catch is I can only be away for a few nights” Heather happily remarked as she tried to smile.

Ronald was enamored by this beautiful specimen sitting next to him. He was unable to move, or say another word; all he could was stare at her while trying not to show how turned on he was by her presence. Heather moved her focus back toward the magic box with the ever changing pictures! Every once in awhile she would turn her head toward Ronald to smile at him.

Finally he couldn't take it any longer, after picking up the remote he clicked the off button. He heard her gasp as the picture quickly disappeared, as if it vanished into thin air. She looked up from the television to Ronald asking “where did the pictures go from the magic box Ronald?”

“ I turned it off for several reasons Heather; not only are you driving me crazy with the way you look and smile, to the way you drink out of the water bottle. Besides aren't you on some sort of mission or quest? I don't think you stopped here to see the wonders my planet has..... maybe you could come back to my planet to see other interesting things!” Ronald said excitedly.

Heather sighed, then replied back to him “ oh that's right, I'm sorry Ronald. Your world is so wonderful, it amazes me. Sometimes I get carried away, it happens all the time and my kind say I am what you earthlings call 'scatterbrained.'”

Ronald tilted his head and said, “ well I think you are swell, and your amazement in our technology fascinating. We humans take so much for granted, that we expect things to either be there or readily available at a moments notice.”

Heather lowered her head then replied, “ I see yet I feel ashamed at my reaction. To tell you the truth I wasn't supposed to be in this