Sexually explicit scenes are something I've never had an interest in adding to my stories. I'd prefer the story to be able to stand on its own content rather than use sex.

However, since I had received some requests for "more action" between Grey and Nicia, and for whatever reason has left me in a slightly amorous mood, I've decided to see what I could do in the erotic department. So please let me know what you thought at the end of the story.

A good bit is borrowed from The Courier to help set the scene somewhat, though those that haven't read the story may wonder what some parts of the dialog are referring to. I would suggest reading the full story, but for those of you unfamiliar with The Courier, here is a brief introduction.

This scene takes place at a star port on the Trephi home world, Synac. Greyson Sanborne, a human who accidentally became involved with the Trephi, watches as a transport is being prepared to return him to Earth. Nicia, the Trephyn Emissary whom Sanborne has developed a deep friendship with, comes to see him before he leaves.

Grey stood in the darkness, watching from the end of the taxiway as the transport was being prepped for his trip home tomorrow. He was glad when Geheran had told him that Nersal and Meran would be the flight crew. Though that joy was short lived when he learned that the Klizul observer would be accompanying them as well.

"Looking forward to going home tomorrow?" Nicia asked as she approached Grey from behind.

"Yes and no."

"Which do I fall under?" She teased.

Grey turned to her and smiled. He knew she was teasing, but something in her voice sounded as though she needed to hear an answer.

"There are some matters that need to be taken care of back home. Some I look forward to and others I don't. If I had a choice, I'd choose to stay with you." Grey said, smiling warmly at Nicia.

"I wanted to do something before you go." Nicia said nervously.

Grey thought she seemed a little anxious at the moment as he watched her hold out her left arm. She slid the sleeve back with her right hand to reveal the small control pad on the holosuit.

Nicia keyed a short sequence activating the web.

Grey watched a glow appear around Nicia. As the image solidified, standing before him was the woman he originally saw the day they met.

"Impressive." Grey said while he took time to look closely at the image before him. "I'm curious, did you choose this appearance?"

"Yes. When we need to use the webs, we usually like to customize the images to resemble ourselves somewhat. It helps us to identify each other and is less conspicuous if a group of us would be together." She said as she moved closer to him.

The Human-Nicia did resemble the Trephyn-Nicia to some extent. The human version appeared to be a woman in her mid-twenties, nearly the same equivalent age of Nicia. Both of their heights and general body shapes remained consistent. The human image also shared the same grayish hair coloring as the patterns in the Trephyn's fur.

Grey smiled as he met her gaze. "Your eyes are the same."

"Of course." She said as the Human-Nicia began to smile in return. "The projection must be similar to a mask around the eyes. If the web projected something over them, I would not be able to see."

"Interesting." He said smiling. "So, is showing me this what you wanted to do?" He asked.

Nicia stepped closer, placing her hands up on his shoulders.

"No." She said with a smile. "This."

Nicia leaned forward, while her hands moved up to his neck, pulling him closer. Her eyes closed as her lips neared his.

Grey's hands went to her wrists, loosening her grip as he stepped back. "What are you doing?" He asked in astonishment.

She opened her eyes and looked at him in confusion.

"I just wanted to give you.." She paused a moment to try to hide overwhelming sadness she felt. "I'm sorry." She began as she looked away, embarrassed. "I should have realized from how you tensed up whenever I got too close that it was more than your worries about what my father would think. I had hoped you wouldn't mind if I at least looked human. I'm sorry."

Although the image of the Human-Nicia didn't show it. Grey could hear the hurt in her voice. His fingers fumbled over her left wrist until he found the small control pad. Nicia watched as he keyed the sequence that deactivated the web.

"That image isn't the real you." He said as he placed his hand gently against her gray furred cheek.

Grey gently turned her face toward him as he looked deep into her eyes. He leaned towards her, closing his eyes as their lips met in a long soft kiss.

Nicia was initially confused, but melted into his embrace as she put her arms around him. As their first kiss came to an end, any negative feelings Nicia had were gone.

Grey hugged Nicia close as he rested his cheek against hers.

"Since the gathering I've been thinking about what you said about Geheran accepting our relationship whether it was as friends or more. Specifically the more part. I have enjoyed the time we have spent together and now that I have to go, I realize how much you mean to me. Nicia, the real you is who I care about, not some trick of light."

"So why are you admitting this now?" She asked while hugging him for what he had just said.

"I guess after all these years I've finally started to listen to my heart again." He said softly as he wrapped his arms around her and hugged back.

"And what is it telling you?" She teased, though part of her wanted a serious answer.

"I don't think I have the words to describe what I feel, but to put it simply," Grey brought his lips close to her ear. "I love you." He whispered softly.

Nicia's eyes began to tear as she hugged him tightly. "Then don't leave. Stay here." She pleaded. "If you go there is no telling whether the alliance will allow travel to Earth again. You might not be able to return here, and I may not be able to go to you."

"You don't know how much I would like to stay with you." Grey said, stroking the back of her neck lightly. "Don't worry about the alliance. If things go as Geheran has planned, Earth will be in the alliance or Synac will be out. Either way, I'm sure we will be together again."

"What?" Nicia asked, stepping back from him in surprise.

"Geheran believes that one or more of the alliance worlds want to prevent Earth from entering the alliance in order to take its resources. If Earth isn't allowed to join, it doesn't receive protection under the alliance. That way its attackers don't have to fear any retaliation." Grey explained. "Geheran knows that the alliance doesn't have enough power to challenge Synac. He's asked me to complete your original mission. However, I will make two offers of alliance to Earth's leaders. The first is your original offer into the planetary alliance. If the Alliance refuses to acknowledge Earth's acceptance of their original offer, Geheran and Sulan have instructed me to make a second offer, an alliance between Synac and Earth."

Nicia stared at Grey in disbelief while the night air around them began to hum as another transport began to power up for takeoff.

"Let's go somewhere quieter." Grey shouted above the noise.

"Your place or mine?" Nicia asked with a playful yet serious look in her eyes.

Grey followed Nicia to her quarters. As soon as he entered, he quickly found Nicia's arms wrapped around his neck as she looked into his eyes.

"So when all this is over, we can be together?" Nicia asked.

"Absolutely."

Grey grinned happily as he leaned forward to give her a quick, soft kiss.

Nicia's smile broadened as Grey kissed her.

"Is that the best you can do, human?" Nicia teased alluringly.

Grey smiled as he slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her against his chest. He started a kiss at the corner of her lips, drawing along her muzzle as her soft gray fur tickled his nose.

As he neared the end of Nicia's muzzle, he was surprised to feel her lips part as her tongue began searching for his. Grey held Nicia closer as he enjoyed the sensation of his tongue entwined with hers. He began working his fingers along Nicia's lower back.

Nicia moaned softly as Grey's hands began massaging the small of her back, something she found very exciting. She broke their kiss to gasp for air as Grey found a particularly sensitive spot.

"Do you know how sensitive the lower back of a Trephyn is?" Nicia breathed heavily.

"I'd heard rumors," Grey teased as he worked his fingers deeper into her muscles.

Nicia growled lustfully as her hands moved from behind Grey's neck and down his chest. She dug her blunt claws into his shirt and pulled him toward her bed. Her hands moved down to his waist as she turned him around with his back toward the bed. Nicia's hands slipped under his shirt and began working it upward. As she pulled his shirt off and tossed it aside, she pushed him down onto the bed. She quickly climbed on top of Grey, straddling him as she ran her hands over his chest.

Grey's hands went to her waist as he continued to massage her slowly.

She reached up to slowly slide the straps off her tank top styled uniform. She slid them down her shoulders, freeing her arms as she exposed herself to Grey.

It wasn't the first time he had seen her nude, but this time was certainly under better circumstances. His eyes roamed up the soft white fur of her stomach, up over her breasts where it fluffed slightly. He continued following the path of the white fur, flowing along her throat where it began to gray around her muzzle. He smiled warmly as they made eye contact.

Nicia's ears pricked forward focusing their full attention on Grey as her eyes held his gaze. A soft smile came to Nicia's muzzle as she could see the love Grey felt for her.

Grey's hands worked their way up her torso. His thumbs grazing lightly beneath her breasts as he moved upward. Through her fur he could feel her firm, muscular body. She was perfect in every sense; her mind, personality, soul and, as he was quickly discovering, a perfect lover.

Nicia admired Grey's strong chest, fascinated by the way, without fur, she could see his muscles move as caressed her. She leaned over and in a mixture of kisses and licks worked her way up Grey's chest and along his neck.

Grey's hands moved to Nicia's breasts, cupping them gently. He could feel her nipples harden almost instantly. His thumbs traced slow circles around them as he her breath quickened in his ear.

Nicia pulled back slightly to kiss Grey again. She began kissing and licking her way lower. As she kissed his stomach, her hands moved to release the fasteners on his pants freeing his member. She gave it a quick lick along its length before looking up with a mischievous grin.

"Nicia!" Grey said in surprise by her bold action.

"Did you think that your species was the only one that enjoys oral pleasures?" Nicia asked, her voice a mixture of amusement and lust.

Before Grey could say anything, Nicia took him down to the root in her muzzle. He gasped as the most pleasurable sensation he had ever experienced. The length of her muzzle plus the skill of her long tongue surpassed anything he had ever felt with any of his previous lovers.

Nicia took pleasure in Grey's reaction, bringing him close to climax but not letting him reach it. She stopped for a moment to crawl back up to kiss him passionately. She was glad she was still clothed from the waist down. The temptation to feel him inside her would have been too strong to resist. She moved back down to continue her caresses.

The heat of her velvety tongue running back and forth along his length brought him closer to release with every stroke. Grey grabbed handfuls of the sheets as the full intensity of his orgasm hit him.

Nicia slowed as she felt his seed gush down her throat. After she licked him clean, she looked up at him and smiled at seeing his expression.

"That was the most fantastic than anything I've ever felt," Grey said as he caught his breath.

"Different from human females?" Nicia asked and she moved to lay atop him.

"Better!" Grey said definitively, causing Nicia to smile.

Grey looked deeply into Nicia's green eyes as a smile spread across his face.

Nicia glanced away shyly. "Why are you staring at me like that?"

Grey continued to smile for a moment before rolling over until he lay on top of Nicia.

"You are so beautiful."

Nicia felt her ears warm with embarrassment. It wasn't the compliment itself that surprised her so much as the way Grey had said it. He sounded as if it were the one thing he was most certain of or ever would be.

Grey kissed her softly and repeatedly, working his way down the length of her muzzle and along her cheek.

"Being here with you, I don't think I've ever been happier," Grey whispered in her ear.

"Same here," she moaned softly as Grey nibbled and nuzzled his way down her neck.

His lips found a nipple through her soft fur. He pulled gently at it causing Nicia to purr.

He worked his way further down her stomach. He slowly slid the remainder of her uniform down as he caressed each of her shapely legs. Grey kneeled beside the bed and began kissing her legs starting from her calf and working his way up her thigh. Her legs spread open slightly in anticipation as Grey neared her sex. Her musky scent filled the air. Grey found it intoxicating. He looked up at her, grinning mischievously as he hovered over her. He lowered his head and began kissing his way down the inside of the opposite thigh he came up.

Nicia growled softly in frustration as she watched him with a lustful look in her eyes.

"Grey," she called longingly.

Grey could hear the need in her voice. He switched his direction and worked his way back up her thigh. His lips found her sex as he gently kissed it. With every kiss he lingered longer, allowing his tongue to explore her moist slit.

Nicia moaned softly as she placed her hands on Grey's head and ran her fingers through his hair. Within a few minutes she was writhing in pleasure.

Grey could feel her tensing as her orgasm approached. He continued working his tongue around her clit as she began pressing him harder against her. The intensity of her orgasm caught him off guard as she held him tightly between her legs as a flood of her juices washed over his tongue. He spent a moment gently cleaning her with his tongue before Nicia grabbed his shoulders and encouraged him to move up and lay against her.

"Not bad," Nicia teased in a deeply relaxed tone.

Grey knew she was teasing but couldn't resist giving her a hurt look.

"Sorry I wasn't as good as you were to me."

"Grey," she said with concern, "you were wonderful. No has ever brought me to climax that way." She pulled him into a kiss.

"You fall for that 'hurt human' look all too easy," Grey said with a smile.

Nicia gave him a fake annoyed growl.

"Hey, what was all that you said before about oral pleasures," Grey asked slightly bewildered, "and no one has ever returned the favor?"

"Nope," she smiled as she tapped the side of her nose, "most Trephyn males find the scent too strong."

"Well, I'm glad to be the first," Grey said with a smile.

"I'm glad you were the first too," Nicia said before pulling him against her and kissing him passionately.

Grey felt his excitement increasing as Nicia's tongue dueled with his.

Nicia rolled Grey over onto his back. She gasped as his member pressed against her sex. She moved slightly to change her position as she pressed back against it. As he entered her Nicia's lips parted to let a soft moan escape.

They began moving together, Nicia meeting with each of his thrusts. Their rhythm switched back and forth between slow and frenzied, both wanting release but neither wanting the moment to end.

Grey tried three times to roll Nicia onto her back. He gave up when Nicia pinned his shoulders to the bed. It was clear she enjoyed being on top.

Finally, Nicia's head went back as she let out a howl of pleasure before collapsing back against Grey's chest.

Grey could feel Nicia's orgasm as her muscles contracted around him as he moved within her. The sensation sent him over the edge as he held her tightly through his own climax.

They cuddled each other as the aftershocks from their orgasms ebbed.

Grey lightly stroked the back of her neck while Nicia rested her head on Grey's shoulder as her hand slowly rubbed his back.

"I love you," Grey said as he tilted his head to rest against hers.

Nicia mumbled something he couldn't make out as she drifted off into sleep with a contented smile on her muzzle.

Grey smiled as he kissed the top of her head and let himself settle into sleep.

Grey woke to the sensation of a soft furry body pressed against his own. He smiled as he looked down at the sight of Nicia cuddling against him, her arm across his chest as she tucked her muzzle close along his neck.

For the first time in the last few years he felt completely at ease. Even the worries of returning to Earth were far from his thoughts. He gently stroked the fur along her back, admiring its silken texture.

Nicia began to stir as Grey continued stroking her back. She let out a contented sigh as she stretched. "That was wonderful. I've wanted to do that with you since the night of the gathering."

Grey looked at her with surprise. "Really?"

Nicia cocked her head to the side as she smiled. "I'm surprised you couldn't tell."

"When you were trying to show me how to dance, I have to admit I found your method of instruction very enjoyable."

Nicia smiled seductively. "Well, I like the way we danced tonight."

"Huh? Oh!" Grey began to blush as he realized what she had meant.

Grey gave a coy smile. "So, does this mean we're mated?"

"If you were a Trephyn, yes." She said with a reluctant smile. "But, I know your culture has different mating practices. I don't want you to feel obligated."

Grey smiled inwardly as he saw a perfect opportunity to tease Nicia in retaliation for the way she had teased him earlier during their lovemaking.

"Oh," he said, faking sadness. "So I'm not good enough to be your mate."

"Grey, no..." She began tenderly until she noticed him beginning to smile. "You!" She exclaimed as she rolled on top of him, pinning him to the bed.

"I know your mating practice as well." Grey said as he wrapped his arms around Nicia and pulled her down to rest against him. "I knew exactly what I was getting into when I told you how I felt about you. I'll be whatever you wish: friend, lover, mate. I'll be happy as long as we're together."

"Hmm. How about all three?" She teased playfully.

Grey laughed softly at her enthusiastic reply. "Well, we've been through the first two. It's up to you about number three."

He lay quietly, looking deeply into eyes. Her fur felt warm and soft against his bare skin as he enjoyed her weight against his chest.

He realized that he loved everything about her. He enjoyed her wit and sense of humor. When they escaped from the quarantine lab, he could see the strength and determination she possessed. In action she was calm and precise. In private she revealed her tender and compassionate side.

She wasn't human, but all those qualities she possessed made her more beautiful than anyone he had ever known.

"Grey, I love you." Nicia looked down into Grey's eyes and smiled affectionately. "Would you be my mate?"

Grey returned her smile. "Forever."

Nicia smiled widely, her eyes bright with the love she felt. Her lips brushed tenderly across his in a delicate kiss as she gently ran her fingers through his hair.

Grey stroked her sides as she continued to place feathery kisses along his jaw, working her way down his neck.

Nicia's eyes met Grey's with a seductive smile as her caresses took on a more amorous nature.