Hey, this is Dave the Miracle Maker up here in the high desert of Southern California. Things are good here. It’s a little cloudy and humid. We had some rain last night. Today I would like to talk about the Two Most Powerful Words in the English language. The Two Most Powerful Words in the English Language are, “I Am.” The term I Am originates in the Bible. In the book of John verce 8:58 Jesus says, “Before Abraham was, I am.” This statement pissed off a lot of the religious people of his day because they thought that he was referring to himself as God. In John 17 21-24 NLTI Jesus says “Pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.” Each one of us has the god source inside us when we tap into that source, there is a wealth of power. When you say, I am, you are saying, “It is so.” “Be careful how you use these words. don’t say words like, I am tired, I am sick, I am poor, I am no good, I am useless. When you do you are affirming that statement to your subconscious mind.
Say things like, I am wealthy, I am healthy, I am happy, I am prosperous, I am grateful. I am affirmations are powerful when you are trying to manifest things in your life when you say these affirmations over and over again you imprint them on your subconscious mind. The best time of day to say these affirmations is early in the morning before you wake up and right before you go to sleep. This is when your subconscious mind is most susceptible to reprogramming. The best I am affirmations are the ones you create yourself, so use your words wisely and manifest your best life. Peace out!
Now for your reading pleasure check out chapter 24 of my science fiction novel, the Battle for Europa. The Battle for Europa is book one of my Space Corps Chronicles series.
Chambers and Bannister headed down the main corridor on A deck and stopped in front of the doorway of the officers’ pub. The doors opened and they stepped into the dim-lit barroom. A sense of unease shot through Chambers.
“They’re closed,” Chambers said, glancing about. Darkness filled the pub and silence wafted across the room. “That’s wired. I’ve never known the pub to close before.” Bannister gripped the captain’s arm, moving him further into the dark interior. Light burst through the room.
“Surprise!” the people hiding in the darkness cheered. A grin spread across Chambers’ face taking in all the people. Women from the comfort station moved among the guest with their tops off pouring drinks. They wore nothing but tiny little thongs on their bottoms. Several women danced on the bar, half of which were topless and the rest naked. Two women, a longhaired blonde and a redhead grabbed Chambers and took him by his arms. He felt their breasts pressing up against him while they moved him toward the center of the room. Bannister ambled along beside him laughing. Chambers gave Bannister a hard look. “I told you, no bachelor party.”
Bannister laughed and slapped Chambers on the back. “Relax. This was Nicole’s idea. She wanted to make sure you got it all out of your system before you got married.”
The women pushed Chambers down into a chair. A buxom redhead faced him, leaning forward. She grabbed his head, pulled it into her breasts, and rubbed them against his face. He breathed in the smell of her perfume and felt a stirring sensation in his lower regions. His heart pounded on the inside of his chest and his breathing accelerated. She stepped back a moment later and the blonde moved into position. She turned around with her back to Chambers. Leaning forward, she rubbed her butt against his crotch grinding against him. She took his hands and placed them on her breasts while she leaned back against him.
Chambers’ fellow officers and several NCOs formed a circle around the chair cheering. Chambers struggled to his feet and pushed Bannister down in the chair.
“Okay girls. It’s his turn.”
Bannister’s face turned red. The girls pounced on him. After the women had their way with him Chambers pulled Bannister to his feet. They staggered to the bar. A naked woman with short blonde hair, midsized breasts, and a cute smile jumped down to serve them. “What can I get for you Captain?” she shot him a sexy smile.
Chambers smiled back, his eyes taking in her luscious body. “I’ll have a Jack and Coke and give Mr. Bannister a scotch on the rocks.” The woman returned from the bar with their drinks. and both men’s eyes dropped to her butt when she turned around.
Bannister’s eyes widened. “Now that’s something I can sink my teeth into.”
Chambers shrugged and took a drink enjoying the smooth flavor of the whiskey. “Yeah, not bad.”
She turned back around with their drinks and winked at Banister. They took in her long sexy legs, her trim waist, and her perky little breasts. Chambers downed his drink in one gulp. “Pour me another.”
The woman giggled and turned back around. She mixed him another drink. Bannister gave Chambers a curious look. “Are we a little nervous tonight, Captain?”
Chambers nodded. “Hell yeah. I keep wondering if I’m doing the right thing.”
Banister’s eyes widened and he reached out, laying a hand on the captain’s shoulder. “Are you crazy? Of course, you’re doing the right thing. Nicole is the best thing that’s ever happened to you. When I see you two together, you two radiate happiness. You can’t miss all those sleazebags you used to sleep with?”
Chambers shook his head. “No. It’s not that. It’s this mission. Who knows what we’ll find out there. It’s a big galaxy. It will be twenty-five years at least until we get home if we get home. Am I doing the right thing by Nicole, making her the captain’s wife?”
Banister raised his voice so the captain could hear him above the noisy party. “Of course you are. Nicole’s an adult capable of making her own decisions. She’s on this ship for the duration. It’s better, for her to be your wife than to work for the next twenty-five years down at the comfort station.”
Chambers sighed. “Yeah! You’re right! I got a case of the night before the wedding jitters.”
Bannister bought the next round. “It happens to everyone. I was nervous as hell before I got married the first time.”
Chambers laughed. “You’ve been married four times,” he said starting to slur his words.
Bannister took a sip from his tumbler of scotch. “Yeah, and I was nervous the night before I married each one. Now I’ve got four ex-wives.”
Chambers noticed Louis Martin and Alonzo Garcia sitting at a table across the room. “See those two new shave tails over there?” he said pointing across the room.
Bannister shrugged. “Yeah. So?”
“Let’s go join them for a few drinks.” Chambers staggered across the bar room, so Bannister picked up his drink and followed.
***
Chambers stood at the front of the chapel on the CEU-Saratoga in his dress blues. Banister stood at his side. His heart did a drum roll inside his chest and he couldn’t seem to stop his hands from shaking. Admiral Ivanov stepped off a raised platform and faced them. Wedding music played from the room’s speakers. The officers and senior NCOs in the audience stood to their feet. The bridesmaids started their procession toward the front of the chapel. A nervous flutter shot through Chambers’ stomach. They turned watching the bridesmaids approach. The wedding march started up. Nicole Allison entered the back of the chapel. Chambers’ nervousness disappeared. His eyes widened, a smile crossed his face, and a sense of joy shot through him. Vice Admiral Tom Larsen escorted Nicole to the front of the chapel.
“You are a lucky young man,” Larsen whispered into Chambers’ ear.
“I know. Thank you, sir,” Chambers whispered back, breathing in the smell of vodka on the admiral’s breath.
The wedding party turned to face Admiral Ivanov and Ivanov smiled. “My fellow officers, senior NCOs, enlisted men, and women. This occasion brings me great joy. Captain Chambers is one of my best officers. How he managed to land this lovely woman is beyond me.” The audience laughed. “But we gather here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony.” The admiral continued with the wedding ceremony. Captain Chambers and Nicole Allison said their wedding vows. When it came time to kiss the bride, the captain thought his heart might explode with joy. They exited the chapel. The honor guards held their swords aloft forming a canopy of steel to walk under. The last two in line gave Nicole the traditional slap on the ass with the broadsides of their swords. A wild cheer erupted when they left the chapel.
Later, at the reception, Chambers held Nicole close. He enjoyed the firm pressure of her breasts pressed up against him while they danced the first dance of the evening. After the first dance, several people offered up a toast to the new couple. Chambers lost Nicole for the rest of the evening. Every officer, NCO, and enlisted man at the reception wanted to dance with the bride. He found a seat against the bulkhead and watched the people on the dance floor.
Bannister sat down next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. “You know, you are one lucky bastard. If you fuck this up, I’ll kick your ass.”
Chambers laughed. “You’re preaching to the quire. I won’t fuck it up. If I do, I’ll do what all good men do in such situations. I’ll grovel to get back in her good graces.”
Bannister laughed and handed Chambers a drink. Second lieutenants, Alonzo Garcia and Louis Martin sat down next to them.
Chambers looked up. “Don’t you two have duty tomorrow? You’d better not stay too late.”
Alonzo nodded, downing the rest of his drink. “Yes sir. We’re in charge of a couple of platoons setting up the science stations on Triton. We won’t stay too long.”
Louis stood up. “We wouldn’t have missed this for the world. This was the first time I’ve ever heard of a bloody starship captain getting married in space.” Someone from across the room called for the captain. He said that it was time to cut the cake. Chambers made his way through the crowd to a table near the center of the room and Nicole joined him. They stood behind the table, cut the cake and the crowd cheered raising their glasses in a toast. After that, they opened the presents, the party wound down. Shuttles ferried the guest back to their various ships. The wedding party, onboard the captain’s shuttle, was the last to leave the Saratoga. On their way back to the Port Royal, Chambers, and his bride sat in the back row of the passenger compartment. Nicole lay with her head against the captain’s chest. He ran his hand down her back enjoying the smooth feel of her skin.
Nicole looked up. “I’m exhausted.”
Chambers grinned. “You’d better not be too tired.”
A mischievous smile crossed Nicole’s face. “I’m never that tired,” Nicole said and kissed him. “How was your bachelor party?” Another grin crossed Nicole’s face.
Chambers blushed. “It was all right. The girls were wild. There was a lot of bumping and grinding plus a little hand action, but I behaved myself.”
Nicole laughed. “I know. The girls told me about it. I told them they could rub their tits in your face; let you feel them up a bit, but no sex. They said you jumped out of that chair as soon as you could and headed for the bar.”
Chambers sighed. “I’m a changed man,” he said, kissing Nicole’s neck. He touched her left breast. “I’ve only got eyes, and hands, for you, my dear.” The captain’s shuttle docked on the Port Royal. The captain and his bride made their way through the ship to the captain’s quarters. They received several, well-wishes along the way. At the door to his cabin, Chambers picked up his bride, carried her over the threshold, and to his bed.
Nicole pushed the captain down onto his bed and stood facing him. Mesmerized by her beauty, Chambers leaned back on his elbows watching. Nicole, her face flushed with desire, jerked down the back zipper of her wedding dress. She let the dress fall to the floor and stepped out of her undergarments. The captain’s eyes widened taking in her pretty face with its high cheekbones and up-turned nose. He took in her large breasts with their dark hard nipples centered in the areolas. She had a thin waist, round hips, and long sexy legs. He breathed in the sensual smell of her perfume. She let out a throaty breath, climbed on top of him, and ripped off the captain’s clothes. His heart hammered inside his chest and he struggled to catch his breath. She made love to him with such passion that Chambers could barely keep up with her rhythm. Sometime later, they fell into a deep peaceful sleep.
***
The following morning they made love again, but this time, the pace was slow and easy. Chambers cooked breakfast and they ate at the small table in his cabin. Finished with breakfast, he set up holographic projectors and focused their beam on the entire bulkhead across the room from the bed. He mounted a few projectors up high with their beams focused down on the deck. When he turned the equipment on, the image of a sandy beach and the Pacific Ocean filled the entire bulkhead. The projectors focusing on the deck put out the image of sand instead of the blue carpeting. The sound of crashing waves filled the room.
“I thought that since I can’t take you on a picnic to the beach on our honeymoon, I would bring the beach to us instead.” He brought food and drinks from the food and beverage dispenser. Nicole sat down across from him.
“God. It looks so real,” Nicole said looking out at the ocean. A boat passed by far out at sea. “I almost expect my feet to get wet if I get too close.”
“They’ve come a long way with holographic technology. There are several programs we can run.” He poured Nicole a glass of wine. “I’ve got the next seventy-two hours off. I figured that I’d better have something to keep us occupied when we’re not making love.”
Nicole kissed him. “I don’t need to entertain me. Being here with you is enough.” Gulls circled over the waves, they ate their lunch on the holographic beach and made love in the sand. “At least here, I won’t get sand in my crack,” Nicole said and giggled. That night they ate dinner on a rooftop overlooking New York City. They sat at a table looking down at the lights while watching a hovercar float by. Chambers put his arm around Nicole, holding her close. God, How did I get so lucky to land this beautiful woman?
“I can’t get over how real this looks,” Nicole said snuggling up against him. “If I were to step up to the edge of that brick wall, I’d be afraid of falling.”
“They shot this program from on top of the federal building. The one where the Council of Economic Unions meets.”
Nicole looked into his eyes. “How will the ship get along without its beloved captain for three days?”
“Craig will handle things. As we speak, our marines are setting up scientific outposts on Neptune’s moons. By the time I report for duty, we will have broken orbit with Neptune and be on our way to the outer reaches. We’ll do a flyby of Pluto in a couple of months and leave the system.”
Nicole sighed. “I’ll be an old woman by the time we get home.”
Chambers smiled. “You’ll always be young to me.” He kissed her. They finished dinner, polished off the wine, went to bed, and made love until the wee hours of the morning. The next day, Chambers changed the program. The image of Niagara Falls appeared on the bulkhead. They ate their breakfast and lunch next to the falls. On the last day of their three-day honeymoon, Chambers repositioned the projectors. He ran a program depicting a rustic mountain cabin. They cuddled next to a blazing fire that evening and made love on a holographic bear rug.
When Chambers entered the bridge on his first day back on duty, Bannister shot him a friendly grin. “How was the honeymoon?”
Chambers looked at Banister and grinned. “It was great. How goes the voyage? Is there anything I need to be aware of?”
Banister shook his head. “Nope. We’ve left Neptune behind and are on our way to a close encounter with Pluto. After that, it’s out into the great unknown. Are you ready to leave this solar system behind and see what’s out there?”
Chambers nodded. “Hell yeah,” he said and sat down in the command chair.
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Dave the Miracle Maker 