Celeste dressed carefully, making sure her hair and make-up were perfect. She took one final look in the mirror and nodded approvingly. After more than a year of preparation, she was ready to go. About two years ago, she discovered a device that was abandoned during it's testing phase. She had secreted it from the science deck and spent several months repairing it. When it was complete, she tested it on various objects. When she was satisfied that the machine was calibrated correctly, she began operation transport.

The machine that she had acquired was able to move things across any distance. She was currently stationed on Great White, a ship owned by the Jupiter Mining Corporation. Celeste was not just anyone on Great White, She was the chief medical officer and the captain's daughter. A great feat for a 22 year old woman.

It was discovered that the Jupiter Mining vessel, Red Dwarf, had an accident in which all of the crew was killed. Among the crew was a man named David Lister. He was of african decent, with the most alluring british accent. Celeste was from a rich bostonian heritage, and her family would no doubt have a fit if they knew of her plans. Celeste had intercepted a distress call from Holly, Red Dwarf's computer. She found out that all the crew was indeed dead, except for one David Lister. Holly informed her that Dave was in stasis following an incident with a cat he had smuggled aboard. After a long talk with Holly discussing the possible rescue of Red Dwarf, She set out to find a solution. The problem was that the ship, even if retrieved, was far too dangerous to enter at present radiation levels. She tried later to contact Holly without success. She kept track of where Red Dwarf was during communication and at what speed they were traveling. She was fairly certain she knew their exact coordinates.

Red Dwarf had the accident over two years ago. After finding, repairing, testing, and calibrating the transport device, she began transporting supplies she would need to live after Red Dwarf's radiation levels were safe. In the last year, she had moved nearly all her belongings and more than enough supplies to keep up her current lifestyle for over 30,000 years. She liked to be prepared.

Finally the day had come for her own transport to Red Dwarf. She had to go be with the man who caught her eye and heart all that time ago on Titan 5. Red Dwarf and Great White were both docked for restock, most of both crews on planet leave. Nineteen year old Celeste had wondered into the Holiday Inn's bar area looking for her friend April. With both crew on leave, the bar was full of rowdy men. There was drinking, singing, and all other manner of carrying on. Celeste shook her head and scanned the room for April. She wanted to get out of this second class mess as soon as possible. That's when she saw him, drinking bitter and playing silly games with his drunken mates. He was drunk, his clothes dirty, but she saw past all that to his good looks. She heard the accent in his words as he shouted at Petersen and she wanted to know him. Her mind drifted momentarily, his arms wrapped tightly around her. Then it was gone, April at her arm pulling it. She spent the rest of her leave discreetly asking around about her mystery man from the wrong side of the tracks.

Celeste finished gathering the last of her things. She looked around her quarters and waved good-bye to her old life. She pressed the button on the auto-destruct button she built into the machine. She didn't want anyone to try to follow her. If she calculated everything correctly, she would materialize in the stasis room on medical deck. Then when radiation levels returned to normal and all stasis units opened, she would be awake far away from Lister, and she would have a chance to surprise him. She took a deep breath, stood in front of the transporter and pressed the button.

* * *

Dave Lister wondered the corridors of the empty Red Dwarf. Three million years he had been in stasis. Three million smegging years. Now all he had was a talking cat, a talking computer, and a hologram of Rimmer to keep him company. He pounded his fist on the door button to his room. It slid open and he walked inside. He stumbled backwards and looked at the woman lying on his bunk. He stammered across his words, finally asking her where she had come from. The sleek brunette raised her finger to her lips and softly said "on".

The room was filled with music. The classic music from the 20th century streamed through the sound system. The young woman sang along quietly, sitting up and mouthing the words "I had a dream I was your Hero" and grabbing him by the shirt and pulling his face towards hers. Lister needed no further invitation. He pressed his lips to hers and kissed her firmly, inhaling her sweet perfume and thanking anyone who was listening in on his thoughts. He couldn't shake the feeling he had seen this girl before somewhere. She wasn't part of the Red Dwarf crew, but he still recalled seeing her.

Celeste hopped down from the bunk and began unbuttoning her shirt, singing to him as she did:

Damn I wish I was your lover

I'll rock you till the daylight comes

Make sure you are smiling and warm

I am everything

Tonight I'll be your mother I will

Do such things to ease your pain

Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed

She continued singing softly as the blouse slid from her shoulders and fell to the floor. She slowly unzipped her skirt and let it fall. She stood before a very stunned David Lister, his eyes scanning every inch of her body. Celeste grinned at him, still singing her song and moving her body with the music. She walked over to him and started undressing him. When he started to speak, she leaned in and kissed him again, pressing her full breasts against the thin t-shirt and biting his lip gently. He held his breath as she unbuttoned his pants, her face dangerously close to his rather ample erection. She smiled and looked up at him as she pulled his pants down and stroked him through his boxers. All the time still singing:

I sat on a mountainside with peace of mind

I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear

Walked for days with no one near

And I return as chained and bound to you

While the music carried on to it's finale, she reached around and freed her breasts. He cupped them immediately in his hands, leaning down to suck each hardened nipple in earnest. Celeste gasped and pressed herself closer to him. Lister took one arm and slid all the books from the desk, his lips never leaving her taunt flesh. He then picked her up, kissing her deeply, his tongue caressing hers in fast circles, and placed her on the desk. He quickly removed the rest of his clothes, his tanned flesh stretched across muscles unseen below them. He grabbed Celeste by the hips and pulled her ass to the edge of the table. Her panties were soon on the floor. He pressed his face against her breasts and shoved himself deep inside her. She cried out loudly, her virginity having been intact until that moment. He realized immediately that he was the first to have her and he slowed his pace, sliding slowly into her over and over again.

She wrapped her hand in his ponytail and encircled his waist with her legs. As he spent himself within her, he raised his face and pulled hers close, kissing her with more passion than any other lover he had taken. She whispered in his ear after he pumped slowly into her, his erection beginning to fade. She whispered to him, "My name is Celeste."