." Stephanie whispered as she grabbed his arm and rubbed it in a flirtatious way, already attracted to him."And by the way, the name is Stephanie," sh... told him, tipping her cowboy hat to him like she had seen all the cowboys and cowgirls in the bar do as she started to dance with him, letting him feel her up right there in front of everyone."MMM..." she moaned as his hands grabbed her tits through her shirt and he leaned into kiss her, Stephanie all-too-eagerly kissing him back as he led her. The perfunctory female voice over the speakers started at the most inopportune time.“Where are you, Alex? I think I heard...”“I’ll be home soon, gotta go, bye,” he said and ended the convo abruptly.All right, he had panicked like an idiot. But there was no way he was going to let Aron guess where he was. With a purposeful stride, he walked over to the reception and let the woman tending the front desk know who he was and what he wanted.It had worked much better than expected, and except for the. ”“You’re great ... Now your turn?”“Don’t move. Here?”“Hell no!”“Second ... Here, then.”“But...”“Oh, Karen! You are so smooth, so snug. Move your right leg a bit so I can reach you.”“But...”“So soft, so warm. “Now, is this it?”“Yeah, but...”“Don’t talk. Feel.”... “Oh, Jeff.,,, Right there. More there.”“Yes, darling. Come around me. Karen.”“Oh ... Oh? ... Ahhh!”“Oh, I feel you. Ah! Damn!”... “Now I know what it takes to shut you up. I’m not sure that it’s worth it, though.”“Now! You were. “Tether the patients and prepare to leave. Make sure your air packs are full!”“Moving section to vacuum in 3, 2, 1!” the AI announced.Other than taking nearly a rotation to empty the vessel of air from the various holes the AI had ordered, we were OK, if a bit buffeted. We then unclipped the tethers holding our patients and moved as a group to the now open rear hatch on the boarding pod.“Which direction is Fleet?” I asked as we launched ourselves into the void.“Course has been set,” the AI.