(Sorry readers. I accidentally skipped a chapter in my notes. Chapter 11 is actually Meeting Lena to work on repairs.)

  “That was amazing, but I'm exhausted,” you sigh, holding her in your arms as you turn off the water. Steam continues to rise from your entwined bodies in the foggy up shower stall and Maya nuzzles into your chest, her face a picture of contentment and sated desire as she leans into your embrace.

  “Mmm, I know the feeling,” she murmurs, her voice still husky from exertion. “But that was well worth the energy, don't you think?” She tilts her head up to gaze at you, her eyes shining with warmth and affection.

  As your softening cock slips free from her, Maya can't help but giggle at the lewd wet sound it makes, followed by your shared ughter. Together, you extricate yourselves from the shower stall, water still streaming down your bodies in rivulets.

  Maya wraps a towel around her curves, and you can't help but watch her as she moves, tossing back her damp hair from clinging to her forehead. She looks up at you with a satisfied grin as you wrap a towel around your waist, and you still see a pyful glint in her eye, but it's sated for now. “Let's go y down,” she purrs, leaning in to press a gentle, affectionate kiss to your lips and leads you back to your small bed.

  “I'm… I'm really gd we got to spend this time together, Captain. And I don't just mean the sex. Don't get me wrong, it's great, and I can't believe Sophia would have me simply impregnated with a test tube! But just enjoying this, being close to you. It's nice.” She shifts slightly, her legs tangling with yours as she presses her cheek to your chest, listening to the steady beat of your heart.

  “Yeah,” you say with a smile, giving her forehead a gentle kiss as you cuddle up close. “That would be a true shame.”

  “Rest now, Captain. You're going to have a lot of 'work' to do with us over the next few weeks.” A sly smile pys on her lips as she winks up at you before snuggling deeper into your embrace, her body a soothing warmth against yours.

  You must have slept in because Maya is already up and dressed by the time you wake up.

  “Up and at um, Captain. We may have two months until we arrive at Aqua Terra, but there's a hell of a lot of work to do before we get there,” Maya says, and you know she's right. Her bright smile and dazzling blue eyes sparkle at you as she bends down to give your cheek a pyful kiss.

  “While you were still sleeping, I started reviewing the initial scan charts and off the single nd continent.” Maya began going into some possible horological formations. Her animated report is punctuated by excited gestures, her hands artfully weaving through the holographic data she pulls up from her datapad, it's colorful graphics stream past as she speaks.

  "From preliminary analyses, it appears the pnet's crust exhibits a mix of oceanic and continental tectonic activity," Maya expins, her words pouring out in a captivating narrative. "Volcanic nd masses are scattered throughout the continent, indicating significant geological upheaval in the recent geological past." Her blue eyes sparkle with intellectual curiosity as she dives deeper into the pnet's mysteries.

  "And hydrological patterns..." Maya continues, unabated by your dazed expression. "Current readings suggest massive pnetary-scale ocean currents, driving circution and nutrient-rich upwellings around much of the circumference. This would support diverse and thriving aquatic ecosystems."