Alicia Jones 3: New Frontier by D. L. Harrison Read Free Book Online Page A

minutes late.  I was
proud of Earth, the world I grew up in.  Yet… I
didn’t fall off the turnip truck yesterday.  I was hoping there wouldn’t
be any problems, but the fact was this girl’s night out was two humans, and
three aliens all of different races.  I had purple eyes and spots, Nora
was blue, and Senna was extremely tall and thin.  We would stand out
pretty well.
    Well, we’d have security to keep an eye on us, and I had my
gravity ball just in case, Kristi most likely had hers too.  The truth was
though, I’d been welcomed most places I went outside of a few stares,
surprisingly so, hopefully this night would go the same.
    It was a small production once we got there.  Security
arranged us in cavalcade of sorts with two black SUVs in front and back of
us.  They were probably bulletproof, but next to the shuttle they might
have well been tissue paper.  At best, they were calling attention to us,
at worst, they were putting themselves in danger for no reason. 
    The good thing was Nora and Senna were thrilled to see me
and Kristi.  They both had huge smiles that reached their eyes and I gave
them both a light hug on impulse, then found myself in one with Nadia.  I
hoped they’d enjoy a night on the town in New York.
    Nadia wore a similar sundress to Kristi’s, but black instead
of green, with a pair of red two inch heels.  Nora and Senna had similar
attire to me, skirts and blouses, but done in their own culture and home
world.  It was similar, but really stood out for the slight differences,
styles that had never graced our planet before, yet, were somehow still
familiar.
    “Where are we eating?” I asked.
    Nadia winked, “Planet Hollywood.”
    Huh, I hadn’t been expecting that, but it would work. 
I’d eaten there once a long time ago.  We all piled into the sports
shuttle.  Nora, Senna, and Nadia fit into the back, barely.  It was a
good thing they were all slim and petite in nature.  We made our way out
of the complex and into the streets of Manhattan.  The streets were packed
this time of day, but no huge traffic snarls.
    When we got out I told Al to circle around if he couldn’t
find a spot, there was no way I was letting a valet in a shuttle that could go
FTL.  Not that he’d have been able to operate it.
    It was hard not to notice the people staring, but outside a
few catty looks that told me I looked good tonight, most of the faces were
friendly.  An extremely large and intimidating man in leather, he had the
look of a biker, opened the door for us, and shocked me with his words.
    “Thank you Alicia Jones, for all you did for us.”
    I paused for a second and smiled at him before walking in,
not quite sure how to say your welcome for saving the planet.  I never did
learn how to take a compliment gracefully, and that one is always seems to big.
    I almost choked with laughter at what I heard from two
random men outside as the door closed.
    “God, she’s a hot one.  Did you see those purple eyes,
and that body.”
    “Don’t I know it?  I wouldn’t say no to one of her
friends either.  That blue one has a really nice…” the rest of the words
cut off as the door closed.  Even with my stronger than human hearing it
was too loud in here to hear what he liked about Nora.
    Nora blushed, which was interesting, her cheeks turned a
purplish color.  What I didn’t expect to see or sense was the intrigued
look in her eyes.  For some reason it never occurred to me Nora would be
interested in human men.  Which was stupid of course, since I’m an alien
interested in one particular human man myself.  Sometimes I forget that
little fact, despite what I see in the mirror, I grew up native after all.
    Nadia cleared her throat and the host looked up.
    “Five, for Avdonin.”
    He smiled and grabbed five menus, “This way please,” and led
us to our table…
     
    Dinner was excellent, and fun.  Especially when we got
a couple of drinks in us, and I finally relaxed and