Crash Course into Love

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Kat Thomas

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing: Feb 2023

Amazon Direct Publishing 

ISBN- 9798379310110

Books By Kat Thomas......

And the rain fell....

Walking in darkness

A timeless love

Ever lasting love

A door through time

Stalked to the Sengoku

Poison to the heart

Piece of time

Love at the right time

The truth between friends

Let the games begin

The beginning of time

Finding the heart

Love again

Meeting the one

A reckless life

A new beginning

Battle for the heart

Getaway island

The mission 

Out on a lake

Game of love

Beginning again

The reality of love

Falling in love

Blind date

Raising a princess

Cabin in the woods

A perfect murder

Puzzles of a family

Terms of love

Wild in winter

Into the chamber

Abandoning hope

The truth about love

Through hell

The village

wild and winter

under the mistletoe

trying to shatter dreams

The ties that bind us

Scoop of a lifetime

Obsession

In the halls of learning

The bad boy billionaire

Waves of life

Mean girls never win

Second chances

You’re not family

Rivals in the boardroom

The time is right

Second chances

The dangers from within

Shadows and pain

Brace for change

Life in the order

The confession

Just under the surface

The fight back

Whispered Knives to the Back

Friends in the dark

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From the desk of Max Anderson

The tiktokers death

Time to die

Lust over love

Dark tales

All wrapped up

Store the past

Hush

Dinner for 1

Shadows in the halls

Innocence lost

Pretty faces

With love

When it is right

Once lost

Insanity series

When clouds begin to form

The First strikes hits

The Clouds Part

The Air Becomes heavy

Insanity novella series

The storm begins

The storm breaks

The first bolt of lightning

When it rains

Blowing in the wind

The force of wind

The Sun finally shines

The Clouds cover again

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Nightmare Series

The nightmare begins

When dreams turn dark,

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Erotica

Cockswatting

Appointment for desire

The experimental professor

Spicing up the ranch

Blended

Her new boss/ The assistant

Life with the boss

The unicorn

The Den Diaries Series: Begins

The Den Diaries Series: weekly sessions

The Den Diaries Series: Tied Together

The Den Diaries Series: whips and cuffs

The Den Diaries Series: chained together

The Den Diaries Series: The best is yet to cum

From the Bedroom of Max Anderson: 1

From the Bedroom of Max Anderson: 2

From the Bedroom of Max Anderson: 3

From the Bedroom of Max Anderson: 4

From the Bedroom of Max Anderson: 5

From the Bedroom of Max Anderson: 6

My two daddies

The Sex Slave Series

The first day

The Temp Slave

Friends with Benefits

Party of Four

All 4 of me

Master’s new house

Origins 

Steam

master's new home

dance for me

tied to you

sex island

better with friends

Sugar Baby series

Yes, daddy

Yes baby

Master of the heart

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Fantasy/Science Fiction

Star Dust

When Planets Merge

Divide the pack

Lightning strikes

Shattered bones

Dangerous Series

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The Danger in love

The friend she never expected

Cooking with heat

Drinks for two

Coming home for good

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Paranormal

Spirit in the statue

ghost in the girl

Billionaire Series

fall into a billionaire’s arms

Rivals in the boardroom- coming soon

You’re not family

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Professor

In the halls of learning

Lessons learned

Fated Love

Two become one

Mini Series

up on the hilltop

down in the valley

Into the darkness

Out in the light

Chapter One

The meeting had already started. She was late as she looked at her watch for the thousandth time in the past five minutes. If only, she thought for a second as she pulled into the spot in the massive parking lot. If only she had left a half an hour earlier, if only she had got a map of the base, if only she hadn't decided to take on this job, if only.

She walked as fast as she could weighted down by her computer bag and her arms full of books related to the project. She made it to the building as she pulled out the identification badges the guard held the massive door open for her as smiled and thanked him. She knew she had made an enormous mistake as she looked at the hallways leading around the building. She had no idea where to go. Shaking her head, she continued throughout the bottom floor and found the lecture hall. She opened the door to a room full of people who all turned and looked at her as she did.

This is a private discussion., The man on stage said to her as he looked her up and down.

One where you are missing one of the main speakers?, she responded, and she saw the commotion on stage.

Yes, that is true., he replied.

Well, I'm here now., she said as she smiled and the darkened room seemed that much brighter.

You're Dr. L. Johnson?, he asked hesitantly.

Lori., she replied. Lori Johnson.

We were not informed of certain things then., He said as she made her way to the stage. The man on stage turned and glared at another panel member.

That happens a lot., She said with a smile and settled into a chair. The panel member who was glared at leaned over and looked at her.

You're late., he said.

I know., she replied.

Problems?, he asked.

All morning., she said.

With the experiment?, he asked.

And everything else., She replied and then straightened knowing the speaker was getting frustrated by the talking going on. He began his slide show which lasted way too long, and everyone in the audience was getting restless. When it was time for her boss and the other panel member to speak, he called for a fifteen-minute break so everyone could stretch their legs. As he did this everyone got up and started walking around. The small talk on the floor of the hall filled the air, and she smiled to herself. Her boss then asked her about the morning and why she was late more in-depth.

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On the floor of the hall the groups who had been assigned to the lecture which had been toe tingling boring so far all looked up to the stage.

That's her!, Steven said as he seemed more animated then any of his teammates had ever seen him before.

I know., Frank replied. I do hope they open up at the end for questions.

Wait you both know who she is?, Peter asked confused.

Of course!, They both replied at once.

Well, who is she then?, Nevin asked.

Only one of the most brilliant scientific minds of our time!, Frank stated.

She is probably the most well-round scientist there is., Steven said afterward.

She is well rounded., Mark said which got him dirty looks from the two.

She is an expert in so many different fields it is impossible to say them all. She can talk about biology then go into the probabilities of astrophysics. It is amazing!, Steven said.

Then she can go into the chemical properties of just about anything to life as a possibility on different planets and which ones could sustain life. She is extremely well read., Frank said as well.

Well if those two know who she is, she must be noteworthy somehow., Justin said calmly.

She doesn't look like much, and she was late., Ieyasu stated.

I agree., James said.

Looks like she might be in trouble for being late. That is a heated discussion., Kevin stated.

You are oddly silent, Mike., Nevin said as he looked at the man next to him.

I have nothing to say., Mike replied. I don't know who she is nor do I really care.

You only say you don't care when you do., Peter said quietly in back of him.

Don't start., Mike said as the presentation started back up and a man went up to the podium to speak on how new techniques could save time and energy with testing in the field. Everyone was thoroughly bored by the time he got done talking about an hour later. When she was introduced, she got up, and when she was next to the podium, everyone could really see how small she really was. She took the mic of the holder and just held it.

Much better., she said laughing as most of the men in the room did as well. Well, I am Dr. Lori Johnson. I was asked to speak on the new techniques that were just described but as soon if not all of you are probably bored with everything already, I will wing a new subject at you.

The two men also on the panel looked at her with surprise. One looked like he was ready to explode and the other started to laugh. She looked back at both of them and smiled. So, We have these new procedures for all of you to start doing but do you really want to know why we have them?, She asked. Basically, we are trying to cut the time that all of you are in the thick of it. It is your safety we up here want to ensure. I know things that have been done for years will be hard to break the easiness of it but think about it before you condemn it. I know we are just a group of doctors and scientist up here and you think we have no real knowledge in the field. Well, that is sort of true. All of us at least the three up here have all been deployed before, with active units. I just got back from a stint overseas myself, and that is partly the reason I was late today. We know how vital a few minutes are, a few seconds are, to the safety and well-being of all of you, the ones who sometimes don't have those minutes or even seconds.

She looked over the room and saw people were coming out of the comas the other two speakers had put them in. She always read the room when she spoke to large groups and never tried to be something she wasn't with the use of the large words and scientific terms that she of course knew, but not everyone was like her. She knew that. She knew how to make people understand what she was saying without dumbing it down too much and making everyone feel they were less than dirt. She hated that more than anything.

These new test for field work are simple, quick, and reliable. Not to mention small. That means less in your packs, which honestly ten years ago I would have said that didn't matter but having been in the field the last six months I can say that size does matter., she smiled, and that brought a chuckle throughout the room. Look I am not going to bore you anymore with all the technical things about the tests themselves. You don't care about any of that. The test's work, they will mean more of the ops can be finished in a quicker time and the safety of you and your teams while doing the ops will be increased because of the quicker nature of them. In the workshops, for the week we will be instructing everyone on the use. All I ask is you give them a chance before you write them off as another useless thing you will be forced to carry., She ended with a smile and placed the mic back up on the stand and took her seat. She saw no need to go into the details as the other panelist did. She looked around, and everyone seemed more than ready to go on with their days instead of listening to the science behind it all. It was simply less time doing the test the less time they had in danger in a prone position while waiting on the result. She had used the test a few times in a beta trail while she was overseas this last six months. She had been impressed with the results every time, and they were easier. A few drops of a few things and they had a result, instead of keeping a huge chemistry set in their packs. She was happy to have been on the team that helped develop them, and if she could leave one thing behind and be happy about it, this was it.

And that concludes today's introduction to the new procedures. Tomorrow you will break down into your teams and work with the panelist one on one to go over the different uses. This will be repeated for the next week., The director stated as he dismissed everyone.

We get to work with her this week!, Frank said.

A dream come true., Steven replied to him. The other men looked at the two as they became to fan-boy of the idea. They turned their attention to the young woman on the stage and wondered who she really was, something was not right on with all the panelist, but no one could place what.

Mike looked between her and the other two men on the stage currently. Her boss he assumed seemed very happy to see her and talk with her about things they could not hear. The other man however leered at her. The look was one of jealousy and rage, looks he had seen numerous times before. He nudged Nevin, his commander, We need to watch that dynamic.

You see it too?, Nevin asked quietly.

"Yes.