Holding the sheet with one hand, she too drank the wine. “When should we begin do you think?” she asked, hoping he would suggest ‘tomorrow’ or...‘never’.“I think we must start now, before dinner. My Lord Abbot suggested I should, ahh, well that I should ... well that”“Yes, yes, what!”“Twice tonight at least. I do not know how long it takes to recover”“Twice! Oh my! I must submit to your invasion twice!”“And eight times tomorrow, with other activities between”“I shall be worn away! Oh, may we not. She wanted to be outside not stuck working in the centre all day. It was constantly busy and the patrons were more demanding as if their lives would end if they couldn’t have access to the squash court. To fill the increased demand and hours, the centre offered more shifts to the part-time staff –mostly students– which in turn meant seeing Adam more often. This summer in particular was not going well at all for the staff supervisor. In fact, it started off as a disaster and steadily rolled. For Justin and me, terrorism wasn’t something we’d had to deal with a lot in Queensland, but it looked like we were going to get a taste of it.Dropping a bomb or exploding an ordinance on Earth was one thing. On the Moon, it created a whole lot of other problems. De-pressurising a dome was a capital offence here, and UNSEC believed in an eye for an eye. If you ‘Spaced’ people, you got the same treatment if found guilty.To be honest, neither of us had a problem with this as long as the. That would make things perfect. Todd was 36 years old, Claire a few years older. He guessed her age at 40ish, though he’d never asked, and she’d never volunteered the information. She was his next-door neighbor, and the fence supporting the moon separated his property from hers. Claire’s husband was away on business, Buffalo this time, Claire had explained with a shake of the head. He’d be gone four days. Todd eyed the engagement ring, wedding band and anniversary ring on the third finger of.
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