Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:38:31 -0500
From: Vic James <vicjames2@hotmail.com>
Subject: Peabody and the Host - 20

                      Peabody and the Host
                          By Vic James
                      vicjames2@hotmail.com
                   Copyright 2013 by Vic James
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                             Twenty
   Peabody  woke to the smell of bacon and coffee. He opened  his
eyes and saw Oscar looking at him.
   "Hey,  there Oscar," Peabody said. He petted him and  got  out
of bed. He walked into the living room and saw Lin sitting on the
sofa while looking at a laptop.
   "Good morning, my love," Lin said.
   "Good morning, Lin."
   Lan walked out of the kitchen and took Peabody in his arms.
   "Good  morning, beautiful. Sit and I will bring  your  coffee.
Tina is outside."
   Peabody  sat next to Lin and saw he was looking at a  website.
Oscar jumped up on the sofa, and lay down next to Peabody.
   "Having  internet access will help a lot with Abbott. I  would
say  with you, except you are doing so well, there is nothing  to
research. Abbott woke up feeling tired and nauseous, probably due
to the calcium that is being added to his blood."
   "I  hope  he  isn't  nauseous the entire  pregnancy,"  Peabody
said. "What will we do if he is unable to host a baby?"
   "Send him back," Lan said.
   "I don't think he will want to go."
   "I  agree," Lin said. "But if he cannot host, there is nothing
he  can  do here. We don't need lawyers on Mars. There is nothing
else  he  could do. He has no technical skills and we don't  want
tourists."
   "How would Ban and Fon feel about it?" Peabody asked.
   "They  would  be  delighted, baby," Lan said.  "You  would  be
their host again."
   "Would you be happy or sad if he left?" Lin asked.
   Peabody  sighed. "Both, I think. Happy for me, sad for Abbott.
What  do  you think the chances are of him successfully  carrying
them?"
   "I  wish I knew, Peabody! I am almost certain you will be able
to  carry  at  least  one. I don't know how  Abbott's  body  will
tolerate  what  I will be pumping into it or the offspring.  Will
his kidneys fail? Will his heart become damaged? What will Abbott
decide to do if his kidneys fail? What will Abbott do if he finds
himself unable to keep food down and has to be fed through an  IV
tube?"
   "I see."
   "Are you ready to eat?"
   Peabody  laughed.  "Good timing! We were  just  talking  about
keeping food down, but sure, big daddy."
   They sat at the table. Lan made omelets.
   While  they  ate, Lan asked, "Do you want to go to Earth  with
me when I pick up the house?"
   "Lan,  why  don't  you take him when you  go  on  your  second
trip,"  Lin  suggested. "Not only will the house completely  fill
the  shuttle,  but  I am afraid Peabody will try  to  help."  Lan
nodded.
   "Yes. That does sound better."
   "Peabody,  I don't want you to lift anything when  you  go.  I
won't be there. I need to stay with Abbott."
   "Yes, studly doctor."
   "In  medical  school,  the  other students  thought  I  was  a
woman," Lin said.
   "You should have waved your dick at them."
   "No. They might have wanted to dissect it!" They all laughed.
   "Lan,  I want to research animals for the park, anyway. I  can
do  that  while  you are making the first trip.  If  I  think  of
something,  maybe I can pick it up when I go to  Earth,"  Peabody
said.
   "It's  wonderful having normal conversations with Earth,"  Lan
said.
   "Why  didn't  you put an FTL transmitter on the Moon  before?"
Peabody asked.
   "Before you came, we mostly sat around. There was no sense  of
urgency  at all," Lin said. "If it took thirty minutes to  get  a
response  from Earth, it didn't matter. We were just sitting  and
doing nothing, anyway."
   "Oh."
   They  ate  and after a while. Peabody looked at Lan and  shook
his head.
   "What is it?"
   "You  look like that and you cook like this! I am the luckiest
human alive." Lan smiled.
   "This  park is a wonderful piece of Earth, here on  Mars.  Did
any of you ever consider having a piece of your home world here?"
Peabody asked.
   Lin looked at Lan.
   "No. It never occurred to me," Lan said.
   "Me,  either," Lin said. "As I mentioned before, Earth  has  a
lot  more types of vegetation than Tarsina. Tarsina is very  cold
when  it isn't very hot. You would not want to spend any time  in
that  cavern if we did. Think about the polar regions  on  Earth.
That is what Tarsina is usually like. A lot of ice and snow and a
few plants, most of them small."
   "It was just a thought."
   Pon  and Mun walked into the cabin. Mun walked over and kissed
Peabody.
   "Good morning, my love."
   "Good  morning, Mun," Peabody said. He wrapped his hand around
Mun's erection. "I see one of my favorite things is awake."
   "His favorite person is awake!"
   Peabody  pressed  his face into Mun's groin and  sniffed.  Mun
moaned.
   Pon  then  kissed  Peabody. Peabody stroked  Pon's  huge  cock
while they kissed.
   When Pon pulled away, he said, "Peabody, I think often of  the
first time we had sex in the cavern. It was our first sex and  my
first-blow job."
   "It  was fun! I think I would rather give you blow jobs in the
park, though!"
   "Anywhere!" They all laughed.
   Mun and Pon sat at the table.
   "Comm. Get Lin," they heard Ban say.
   "What is it, Ban?"
   "Please  come  to Peabody's-or Abbott's room.  He  is  feeling
very dizzy."
   "I will be right there." Lin got up.
   "I  am sure it is from the supplements he is getting, but  Ban
and  Fon  need  to be reassured, and it won't hurt to  check  him
over," Lin said as he rose.
   "See you later," Peabody said.
   Lin walked out of the cabin.
   "Lan,  how  much  help  do you need with  the  cabin  you  are
bringing from Earth?" Pon asked.
   "I  hoped Ban or Fon would go, but with Abbott sick, they  are
not going to want to leave him. I know how hard it was for me  to
leave when Peabody was sick."
   "Yes, we thought that, too," Mun said.
   "Why don't you come with me, Pon?"
   "That's fine. Mun can keep Peabody company this morning."  Mun
loved that idea!
   Peabody  finished, and Lan took his plate.  Peabody  took  his
coffee  and sat on the sofa. Mun sat next to him. Mun put an  arm
around Peabody and Peabody leaned against him.
   "What  an  attractive penis!" Peabody said, looking  at  Mun's
erection.
   "I am very glad you like it, my love!"
   "We  can have fun later, but first.Lan and Pon, will you  meet
me in the bedroom?"
   Pon smiled. They walked into the bedroom.
   "Do  you  know, I have never had the two of you inside  me  at
the same time?"
   "Oh, that is a shame, isn't it, Lan?"
   "It is. I wonder if there is something we can do about it."
   "I  have always wanted a pair of matching penises in each  end
of me."
   "It's a good thing you came to Mars, then," Pon said.
   Peabody  laughed. "I know!" Peabody said. "Pon, will you  fuck
me while I suck Lan?"
   "Absolutely!"
   "I  just thought of something. We should get a sex sling. Have
you  ever  seen one?" Neither of the brothers had. "It is  a  pad
which hangs from the ceiling. A person lies on it and their  head
and  ass are available. Because it is suspended, the fuckers have
the ability to swing their partners on their cocks."
   Pon and Lan grinned. "We have something similar," Pon said.
   "We  will  put  one in here," Lan said. "Mun  can  install  it
while we go to Earth. It will only take a few minutes."
   "Great!
   "Lan,  why  don't  you get on the bed on your  back?"  Peabody
said.  Peabody got between his legs on all fours. He wiggled  his
butt  for  Pon.  Pon  got on the bed and pushed  inside  Peabody.
Peabody groaned and lowered his face to Lan's cock.
   "Gravity,  forty  percent," Peabody said. The gravity  lowered
and Peabody was able to hold himself up on one arm. He took Lan's
cock  with  his  free hand and held it up while he began  sucking
him.  Lan  ran  his  hands through Peabody's hair  while  he  was
sucked. Pon thrust into his love. He really wished he could spend
an  hour  inside  his  host, but he knew  Peabody  wasn't  strong
enough.  After several minutes, he pushed deeply inside his  love
and  barked softly as he ejaculated. Lan was pulling on Peabody's
nipples  when  Pon slipped out of him. Peabody pulled  off  Lan's
cock and sat on it. He bounced on it. It was easy in low gravity.
Peabody held two of Lan's hands for leverage as he bounced.
   "Beautiful!  Beautiful!" Lan said. Then he too, barked  as  he
came  inside  his  love. Lan's cock shrunk  quickly  and  Peabody
climbed  off him. He pressed his mouth to Lan's and they  kissed.
Then Peabody got out of bed and hugged Pon. They kissed, briefly.
   He and Pon walked out of the bedroom. Peabody got dressed.
   "Mun,  Peabody  would like to have an entertainment  swing  in
here," Pon said.
   "That will be fun!" Mun said. "I suppose we will need to  test
it, Peabody."
   "Oh, we definitely will."
   Mun got up and took Peabody in his arms.
   "Let's go to Earth," Lan said to Pon. They left the cabin.
   Mun kissed his love and Peabody squeezed Mun's erection.
   "You  know, Mun, for the first time since I arrived,  I  don't
feel overwhelmed."
   "What do you mean?"
   "While we kissed, I didn't wonder who I was neglecting."
   "Oh, my love. I am sorry you worried. You neglected no one.  I
suppose  it  should have been expected since you were  monogamous
before you came to Mars. I am glad you feel better though."
   Peabody  ran his hands over his lover. Mun closed his eyes  in
perfect  contentment. Peabody knelt and admired Mun's cock.  Like
Ban's, it was the most human like. It would not have been out  of
place  on a man. Peabody licked a line from its base to its  tip.
Mun  moaned.  He  swirled his tongue over the  head.  Mun  pulled
Peabody up and kissed him again.
   "I will get the things for the swing."
   "Hurry back!"
   "Oh, I will!"
   Mun  left and Peabody went out onto the porch with his coffee.
It  was  another beautiful day, far below Mars' surface.  Peabody
went  back  in the house and got one of the laptops. He  took  it
back onto the porch with him. He turned it on and smiled when  he
brought  up  a  web  page. It was a little slow,  but  definitely
usable. He started reading. He had been reading about ten minutes
when Lin walked up to him.
   "How is Abbott?"
   "As  well as can be expected. He is experiencing side  effects
of the supplements," Lin said.
   Peabody nodded. "Is he having second thoughts?"
   "If he is, he didn't mention them."
   "How are Ban and Fon?"
   "They  are  fine. They are hovering over him.  I  wouldn't  be
surprised if he starts lying about how he feels, just to get them
to stop. Fon said they both slept with him last night."
   "Oh, I'm sure they both liked that."
   "Yes,  especially  Fon. He has never been a  favorite.  Abbott
said he wants to sleep with both of them every night."
   Peabody  sighed.  He thought he should be  sleeping  with  Lin
every night, instead of every other night.
   "No, Peabody."
   "No what?"
   "I  can  guess what you are thinking. After all, it is  always
the same," Lin said.
   "Am I that predictable?"
   "Yes. You worry that you are neglecting me." Peabody laughed.
   "I guess I am that predictable."
   "Peabody, you neglect no one. You have sex with me every  time
it  is  physically  possible, and I know you love  me.  You  will
eventually have to stop worrying."
   "I suppose." Peabody sighed again.
   "Did you enjoy sleeping alone with Lan?"
   Peabody  thought  about that. He hadn't, really.  He  woke  up
cold  in the middle of the night for the first time on Mars. When
sleeping between Lan and Lin, he was always warm enough.
   "I missed you."
   "Oh. Well, that is easily fixed," Lin said.
   But  was  it?  Wouldn't Lan be upset if he changed  his  mind?
Stop  it! He told himself. He had the right to sleep with whoever
he  wanted.  Lan slept with Lin for a long time and  seemed  very
happy.
   "I  am  going  to give it some thought. You will  be  sleeping
with  me tonight. If I feel the same tomorrow night when I  sleep
alone with Lan, I will change the arrangement."
   Mun walked up to them carrying some equipment.
   "Peabody  wants  an  entertainment swing in  the  cabin,"  Mun
said.
   "What a great idea. I suppose the two of us will have to  help
test it!" Lin said.
   "Yes,  I  want to be able to take one at each end at the  same
time."
   "Oh, Peabody!" Mun said. "I can't wait!"
   Mun  went  inside the cabin. Tina ran to Peabody. Peabody  put
the computer down and petted both dogs. He picked Tina up.
   "Do  you  like Mars?" Tina licked his face. "That  must  be  a
yes!"
   He  put  her down and picked up Oscar. He petted him while  he
held him.
   "Do   you   think  if  they  have  puppies,  there   will   be
developmental problems because of the low gravity?" Peabody asked
Lin.
   "Do you mean as fetuses?"
   "No. I meant after birth."
   "I  doubt  it. They will be spending time under full  gravity,
after all." Peabody nodded.
   Peabody  thought about taking Tina to see Abbott, but the  car
was at the other end of the tunnel.
   "We need another car, or baskets on the bikes."
   "That  is a good idea. The baskets would be very useful,"  Lin
said. "Comm, get John Drake."
   "This is John."
   "John,  the bikes are wonderful, but we would like to be  able
to carry things. Will you find baskets that will work on them?"
   "Certainly.  I  found a larger electric vehicle.  It  is  very
similar  to a golf cart. I don't know if you know what they  are,
but  it  should  work fine for your purposes. It  has  plenty  of
headroom and leg room. Also, the squirrels are here. I had a  vet
check them. They are all healthy."
   "That's great."
   "John,  Lan and Pon are on their way to Earth," Peabody  said.
"Has the cabin arrived?"
   "It will be here in about thirty minutes."
   "Thanks."
   "End comm."
   Peabody  was  excited  about the squirrels.  He  decided  they
would  have  enough animals in the park for now.  He  closed  the
laptop.
   "I  want to go see Abbott," Peabody said, getting up. "I won't
stay  long, but we are a family. I don't want to ignore the  fact
that he feels bad."
   "Why  don't  I  drive us on a bike? You can hold  Tina.  I  am
certain Abbott would like to see her," Lin said.
   "I should have thought of that!"
   Lin  smiled.  "You  don't  have to think  of  everything.  You
aren't alone anymore."
   "That is very true."
   Peabody  put Oscar down and walked back inside the cabin.  Mun
was installing the swing.
   "Mun,  I  am  going to say hello to Abbott. We will  be  right
back."
   "OK. This should be done by then."
   "Are you sure you don't mind helping test it?" Peabody asked.
   Mun  walked up to him and took him in his arms. Two  of  them,
anyway. He kissed Peabody.
   "I've  never  used one. The others have. I am  glad  my  first
time will be with you." Peabody hugged him, tightly and left.
   He  picked up Tina outside and he and Lin walked down the path
to  the  park entrance. Oscar run alongside them, taking  detours
and then running to catch up.
   "Sorry, Oscar. You will have to stay here," Peabody said.
   "He can run alongside us," Lin suggested. Peabody laughed.
   "I won't say, I should have thought of that!"
   "Good."
   They left the park and got on a bike. Peabody sat in front  of
Lin  who wrapped his third arm around Peabody while his two  main
hands  held  the handlebar. They drove slowly and  Oscar  had  no
trouble keeping up. They got off at the far end of the tunnel and
Lin picked up Oscar. Oscar looked worn out at the end.
   "I  don't know if Oscar will want to run all the way  back  to
the park."
   "I  can hold Tina with my third hand while you hold Oscar,  if
we bring Tina back with us," Lin said.
   They  walked to Peabody's old room. They walked into the  room
and put the dogs down.
   "I  guess  you  don't feel too bad!" Peabody  said,  laughing.
Abbott  was  naked and Ban and Fon were licking him.  "I  brought
Tina to see you. Do you want us to come back later?"
   "No," Abbott said.
   "After  all,  we can do this all day long," Ban  said.  Abbott
moaned and Peabody laughed.
   He walked to the bed and handed Tina to Abbott.
   "Are you feeling any better?" Peabody asked.
   "I  got distracted from it, anyway!" Abbott said. "I feel like
I'm  starting to come down with the flu. You know, when you  just
feel.off.  A  little dizziness and a little nausea. It's  nothing
too  major. Lin said these symptoms will probably continue. I can
handle it." Peabody nodded.
   "Lan  and  Pon went to Earth for the cabin. Do you still  want
to  live  in  the park, or do you think you might  want  to  stay
here?"
   "The  park,  definitely. This room is nice,  and  is  probably
more comfortable, but I love the park." Peabody grinned.
   "We  will  have  squirrels.  Four  males  should  be  arriving
later."
   "The  dogs will love chasing them. Squirrels are very athletic
in full gravity. I wonder what they will be like in low gravity,"
Abbott said.
   "That's true. I never thought of that.
   "I  am  going to head back. I just wanted to see how you  were
doing. Mun is putting up an entertainment swing."
   "Oh, we should have one," Fon said.
   "Oh, yes. Definitely," Ban said.
   "What is it?" Abbott asked.
   "A sex sling," Peabody said. Abbott laughed.
   "I  never,  ever  expected  to  have  so  much  sex!  Mars  is
wonderful!" They all laughed.
   "I agree!" Peabody said.
   "Do  you  want  us  to  leave Tina with  you?"  Peabody  asked
Abbott.
   "No. I will be going to the park in a little while, I think."
   "Ban,  John  said he has found another vehicle  for  us,"  Lin
said.
   "Oh, good."
   "Peabody also suggested we get baskets for the bikes. John  is
going to find some."
   "That  is  also a very good idea, especially for our two-armed
hosts."
   "Well,  I  will see you all later," Peabody said, as  he  took
Tina from Abbott.
   He headed for the door. Once he was outside, Ban came out.
   "Peabody, I want you to know how grateful all three of us  are
that  you  are making Abbott feel so welcome," Ban said.  "Abbott
really wants to figure out a way to thank you."
   "Oh, no!" Peabody said, laughing. "You don't need to thank  me
and neither does he. It's your colony. I am your guest."
   Lin and Ban stared at him.
   "It  isn't  our colony. It is your colony more than ours.  You
are the host," Ban said.
   Peabody  stared  right back. He remembered  them  telling  him
when  he  arrived that homes were always owned by  the  host.  It
didn't  sink  in  at  the time, and it wasn't  sinking  in  then,
either! He just nodded.
   "We  need  more  Alaphin. I want to see  terraforming  started
before I die."
   "Please stop talking that way," Lin said.
   Peabody  shook  his head. "OK, but I really do think  we  need
more Alaphin."
   "You know what I mean."
   "I  know. I just have trouble envisioning not getting old  and
dying.  Anyway the way I see it, we need another host and I  like
Abbott.  He doesn't need to thank me either." Ban hugged him  and
they left.
   They  headed back to the park. When they were walking  to  the
cabin, Peabody saw a snail crossing the path.
   "I wonder how many hitchhikers came with the plants."
   "I'm starting to think there must be quite a few," Lin said.
   "I  think I will look around and make a list. I remember  once
when  I  brought a hibiscus indoors during the winter,  a  lizard
came  inside  with it. There is no telling what all  we  have  in
here."
   They  walked to the cabin. Mun was waiting for them.  He  took
Peabody  in  his arms and kissed him. Then he explained  how  the
entertainment swing worked.
   There  were four cables, each of which was attached to a  half
sphere  the size of a baseball on the ceiling. They were attached
to corners of a padded platform.
   "Moving  your  hand up on one of the cables  raises  it."  Mun
demonstrated. "Or lowers it. Moving two cables different  amounts
change  the  angle." He showed that, too. "You can  pull  on  the
platform to extend leg rests, arm rests, or a head rest."
   Peabody  pulled  off his clothes while his spouses  smiled  at
him.  The  platform was on the floor. He lay down on it.  It  was
very comfortable. The padding felt like memory foam.
   "Try raising it, my love."
   Peabody  grabbed a cable and slid his hand up  it.  The  cable
felt like rubber. The platform slowly raised off the floor.
   "Going up!" he said, laughing.
   Mun  pulled  foot  rests out and Peabody placed  his  feet  on
them.
   "Is it comfortable for you?" Lin asked.
   "Yes, it's fine."
   "Which end do you want us?" Lin asked.
   "Lin, I want you to fuck me."
   Lin  moved between his legs. Peabody tilted his head back  and
looked  at  an  upside-down Mun. He reached  for  his  cock,  but
missed.  He  laughed. Mun moved until his dick was at  his  lips.
Peabody  licked  the head as best he could.  He  stopped  as  Lin
pushed  inside him. Lin started thrusting and Mun slid  into  his
mouth. Peabody kept his lips around Mun and then proceeded. Every
thrust of Lin's pushed him onto Mun. Peabody wasn't sure he liked
being  so out of control. Then Lin started a steady movement  and
it  began  to work. Mun groaned as his cock slid in  and  out  of
Peabody's mouth. Soon Lin was moaning, too. They kept it  up  for
several minutes Then Lin stopped.
   "Is your neck sore, my love?" Lin asked.
   Mun pulled out of his mouth.
   "No. I am getting tired, though."
   "Let's finish, Mun. Unless you want to come later," Lin said.
   "I don't care when I come, now is just fine!"
   Lin  resumed and a minute later, Mun ejaculated into Peabody's
mouth. Yum, candy! Peabody thought as he swallowed.
   A few seconds later, Lin barked as he came inside his host.
   They  both  pulled  out of him and Mun  tilted  the  swing  so
Peabody could get off.
   Peabody kissed Mun and then Lin.
   Peabody  sat on the sofa and Oscar jumped up next to  him.  He
petted Oscar.
   "Do you want more coffee?" Lin asked.
   "Sure."
   "What do you want to do today?" Mun asked.
   "I  thought  I would go through the park and see  what  animal
life has come in with the plants. We saw a snail this morning. Do
you know what that is?" Peabody asked Mun.
   "It's like a gelish," Lin said.
   "Oh."
   "Anyway, I am sure there are other things. Lots of insects,  I
bet."
     Peabody took Mun's hand and held it. Lin handed him a cup of
coffee and sat on the other side of Peabody.
   "I  never, ever imagined I would be as happy as I am. Ban  and
Fon seemed happy, too. Didn't you think, Lin?"
   "Yes. Fon, especially."
   "They may be happy, but I feel happier," Mun said.
   Peabody smiled at him.
   "Have any of you given any thought about how we will keep  the
birds, squirrels, and insects in the park?"
   "No.  I  think  a seal would work. Like on the stairs  between
levels."
   "That reminds me. I need a haircut."
   "Why did that remind you that you need a haircut?" Lin asked.
   "Because  the seal might mess up my hair, which is  already  a
mess!"  Peabody said, laughing.
   "I'm  a surgeon. I should be able to do it," Lin said. Peabody
laughed and then realized Lin was serious. He didn't want  to  go
to Earth every time he needed one, so it wasn't a bad idea.
   "Do you have hair clippers?"
   "No. Comm. Get John Drake."
   "This is John."
   "John,  this  is Lin. Our hosts will need haircuts.  Will  you
get  any  equipment-cutters, scissors, and anything else we  need
for it?"
   "Sure, Lin."
   "End comm."
   "The seal will work," Peabody said.
   "I  am going to talk to Ban about it. He may have more ideas,"
Mun said. He leaned over and kissed Peabody.
   "Are you going to stay in the park?" Mun asked.
   "Probably."
   "I will see you soon."
   "Bye, Mun."
   Peabody drank some coffee. Then he went outside.
   He  lay  on  the grass on his back looking up. If you  blurred
your  eyes a little, he decided, then sky looked real. The  grass
was  very  comfortable under Mars gravity.  Oscar  ran  over  and
started licking his face. Peabody laughed and walked over to some
bushes. He looked around on the leaves to see if he saw anything.
   Lin  walked  over. "Do you want to do it the low-tech  way  or
the high-tech way, Peabody?"
   "High-tech. We are on another planet, after all."
   "I will get a life detector and be right back."
   Peabody  walked along the path. He decided to see if  anything
was  flying around the lemon tree flowers. Sure, enough,  he  saw
some  kind of bee after he looked for a while. He hoped it wasn't
going to try to go back to its hive later! He hoped it was one of
the kinds that didn't build hives.
   Lin came back with a black sphere the size of a tennis ball.
   "Is that the detector?"
   "Yes. It will seek out and photograph any life it finds."
   "I hope it finds Oscar! And me!" Lin smiled.
   "And me," he said.
   Lin  dropped  it and it flew off the ground and right  to  the
bush  next to him. An arm that looked like a car antenna extended
out of it into the middle of the bush.
   While  it was doing that, Peabody tossed a ball and let  Oscar
and  Tina  chase after it. When they had enough of that,  Peabody
sat on a chair next to the cabin. Lin sat down next to him.
   "Is  there anything you would like to see added to the  park?"
Lin asked him.
   "Well,  I'm not sure. I was thinking it might be nice to  have
a  warmer  area. Around the pool. The park is a little  cool  for
swimming."
   "That  is  a good idea. It shouldn't be a problem. I will  let
the others know."
   "I think I will try the bicycle out."
   "I will come with you?"
   "As a doctor or as a lover?" Peabody asked, grinning.
   "As your doctor-lover. With a hyphen." Peabody laughed.
   They  walked to the park entrance where the two bicycles  were
parked.
   "I suspect the one with the thicker wheels will work better."
   "I'll try it."
   Peabody got on.
   "Try  going  very slowly and braking. I am not  sure  how  the
brakes will work in low gravity," Lin said.
   Peabody got on it and did just that.
   "It  seems  fine.  I  am going to ride it  slowly  around  the
park."
   "Let  me  try  the other one. Then we can ride together,"  Lin
said.
   Lin  got  on it. He had a little trouble figuring it out,  but
he got it going. When he tried to stop, the bike slid.
   "I guess you were right," Peabody said.
   "Comm. Get John Drake," Lin said.
   "This is John."
   "John,  it's  Lin. Will you order seven more dirt  bikes  like
the one we have?"
   "I  sure  will. Lin and Pon left a few minutes  ago  with  the
house."
   "OK. Thanks. End comm."
   Mun was at the cabin when Peabody rode by.
   "The bike works?"
   "Yes. Lin ordered one for everyone."
   "Good!"
   Peabody  stopped and leaned the bike against  the  cabin.  All
three of them sat.
   "Ban  said  he is going to give it some thought. He thought  a
seal  was  not  a very attractive solution. He also  said  he  is
investigating the possibility of enlarging the park. If  this  is
going  to  be  where we spend all our time, he wants  it  bigger.
After  all, there will be two houses, plus a bathhouse taking  up
the existing space."
   "I guess that makes sense," Peabody said.
   "You  were talking about having it warmer near the pool,"  Lin
said.  "Part  of  the new area could be a larger pool.  Something
like  our other pool. I know you liked it. If it was in  its  own
room,  with  a  door or a hallway to the park, it would  be  much
easier to raise and lower the temperature to whatever feels  best
at  the time. We could have glass enclosing it on the park  side,
so you don't feel isolated."
   "That  sounds  great! We could use the existing  pool  in  the
park for fish," Peabody said.
   "Good! I will let Ban know."
   "Mun, please don't have everyone work on it non-stop like  the
park."
   "We won't."
   "How is Abbott?"
   "He said his dick is sore, but otherwise he is fine."
   Peabody  laughed.  "He  will have to tell  them  to  leave  it
alone."
   "He will!"
   "Are Ban and Fon happy?"
   "Peabody!" Lin said.
   "Yes,  my  love. They are," Mun said. "Abbott seems  to  be  a
nice person. Ban told me he was very pleasantly surprised."
   "That's great," Peabody said, sighing.
   "Peabody, you look tired. Why don't you take a nap?  Lan  will
probably be back when you wake up."
   "That  sounds good." Peabody got up and walked into the cabin.
Oscar  followed him and Tina followed Oscar. He got  in  bed  and
Oscar jumped up.
   He  woke  to  the  sound of a bang. He got up and  heard  more
noise.  He  walked out of the cabin and saw they were setting  up
Abbott's  cabin.  Mun  walked over. They were  putting  down  the
floor.  He  assumed  they had just started.  Mun  stood  next  to
Peabody.
   "Lan  is bring another section from the shuttle. He should  be
back in a few minutes."
   "Is Abbott in the old room?"
   "Yes. Ban said he was taking a nap. I'm sorry we woke you."
   "It's OK. I can sleep all I want. I'm going back inside."
   Mun bent down and kissed Peabody.
   "I love you, Mun."
   "I love you, Peabody."
   Peabody  smiled  at  him and went inside.  He  went  into  the
kitchen  and looked for a snack. He found some potato  chips  and
took the bag to the sofa. Lin walked in.
   "How do you feel?"
   "Fine. Hungry."
   "Lan will be right back."
   "OK."
   Lin sat next to him.
   "Is Abbott still OK?"
   "I  assume so. I've been helping with the house. Mun said  you
were up. I would cook something for you, but the potato chips are
probably safer."
   Peabody laughed.
   "Where is Tina?"
   "Mun took her to Abbott's room. The noise was scaring her."
   "Oh, yeah."
   Peabody leaned against Lin. Lin put an arm around him.
   "We  got  the  results of the life scan. I transferred  it  to
this laptop."
   "Oh, good."
   Lin  picked  up the computer and showed a bunch of  thumbnails
of insects and other life.
   "The  number  at  the bottom right of each picture  tells  how
many of that animal were found."
   Of   course  the  birds  showed  up.  Peabody  looked  at  the
pictures. "Wow! Seventy-eight snails and three different kinds of
them." There were a lot of moths, several kinds of bees or wasps.
Ants, millipedes, grubs, a lot of beetles, and slugs.
   "Hey! A lizard!"
   "Is that good?"
   "Yes,  I  guess so. We seem to have a lot of bugs, so I  guess
it won't starve to death. It's nice having animals in here."
   "They  don't  show on here; they arrived after  the  scan  was
completed, but the four squirrels have been released. We let them
out on the other side of the park. I'm no judge of squirrels, but
they looked confused to me!" Lin said. They both laughed.
   "I bet! There isn't a respectable tree on all of Mars, yet!"
   Oscar  came running into the house. He stumbled at the gravity
change and barked at the door. Peabody tried not to laugh.
   "Oh,  we  have one Oscar in the park!" Peabody said  when  Lin
changed to a different set of photos.
   "Yes. We have one Tina, too," Lin said.
   "Hey!  We  have  a Peabody! Just one, though,"  Peabody  said.
There was a picture of him asleep on the bed!
   "Yes. Personally, that is my favorite lifeform," Lin said.
   "Oh,  thank  you." Peabody turned and kissed Lin. "I  hope  he
wakes up soon," Peabody said, feeling Lin's cock.
   "If anyone can wake him up, it's you."
   "Lin,  how  unusual is it for both Lan and you to  be  getting
two erections a day."
   "Two eggs a day is the remarkable part."
   "It  is  rare, but it happens. My personal opinion is that  it
is  partially because we went so long without sex.  None  at  all
followed by constant sex."
   "Was  it constant? I don't remember that part," Peabody  said,
laughing.
   "My  love,  your  eyes light up anytime you  see  one  of  our
erections. None of us have had one for long since you arrived.  I
am  definitely not complaining. You are absolutely and completely
wonderful." Peabody smiled at Lin.
   "Does  that  mean it could stop and you could go back  to  one
egg a day?"
   "Yes, definitely."
   "Is  there any special massage or maybe wiggling my butt-" Lin
laughed. "-that could make it start back up, if it stops?"
   "We will just have to try it."
   "Should I wiggle now? You don't have an egg." Lin laughed.
   "I am certain I will have another one later."
   "Oh, I am relieved."
   They both laughed.
   Peabody  didn't say anything, but he hoped Pon and  Mun  would
start having two eggs a day. He had a new sex sling he wanted  to
use and had no one to fuck him! On the other hand, he didn't want
to scare anyone by overdoing it.
   Lin slipped his hand inside Peabody's shorts.
   "It may be stiff, but I don't have an egg," Peabody said.
   "What a shame!"
   "Having  fun,  beautiful?" Lan said, as  he  walked  into  the
cabin carrying some bags. He put them down. Peabody jumped up and
ran to him. Lan kissed him.
   "I missed you. I bet you are worn out," Peabody said.
   "A  little.  What would you like for lunch? Do you  feel  like
having a roast beef sandwich? I brought them from Earth."
   "That sounds great!"
   "It will only take a few minutes. Go sit."
   Lan started taking things out of the bags.
   "Lin,  Ban  and Fon are worried about Abbott. They are  afraid
he  will  die while they are setting up the house. I'm sure  they
will be here soon," Lan said.
   Lin sighed.
   "Why  don't you bring him here?" Peabody suggested.   "He  can
use the bed. If I want a nap, I don't mind sharing the bed. I can
nap on the sofa, for that matter."
   "The sofa folds out into a bed," Lan added.
   "Oh, good!"
   "Thank  you,  my love. I think everyone will feel better  that
way," Lin said. "I will see you soon."
   Peabody kissed him. Lin got up and left.
   "Is setting the house up a lot of work?" Peabody asked.
   "Yes.  Fortunately everyone can work on it. When we  put  this
one  together,  some  of us were working on other  parts  of  the
park."
   "Ban said he wants to enlarge the park."
   "Really? I hadn't heard."
   "I  mentioned to Lin that it was a little cool for swimming in
the  park. He thought maybe one of the new sections of  the  park
could  be  a  larger  pool  in a room with  its  own  temperature
controls."
   "That  does sound like a good idea. That is the first thing  I
thought  of when Ban mentioned swimming in the park. I  know  the
temperature of the park is at the low end of comfortable for you.
You might get chilled."
   "Of course, if you were there holding me-"
   "That would be nice, I admit."
   Lan put the sandwiches on the table and Peabody sat.
   "Do you want to go with me to Earth?" Lan asked.
   "Definitely. Did you see the vehicle John purchased?"
   "Yes,  we  will  bring  it back with us.  It  is  a  lot  less
attractive than the sports car, but a lot more functional. It can
carry a lot. I fit fine in it."
   "It  isn't  like  we will be spending a lot of  time  in  it,"
Peabody said.
     "Right.  The top speed is only about thirty miles  an  hour,
which is fine."
   "Lin  did  a life signs scan in the park. There is  a  lot  of
wildlife."
   "Really? Small?"
   "Yes. Insects, snails, and one lizard."
   "What is a lizard?"
   "I'll show you later. It's a little scaled animal."
   They began eating.