I teased her by asking if I could have her cherry. She said yes. So I took the cherry from her sundae and she said ‘not that one’.”“What?!”�...�Yeah.”“She wasn’t joking?”“No. She was serious.”“So?”“We talked. A lot. I made sure she knew what she was asking. And that she wasn’t in love with me or had any silly notions.”“Are you going to?”“If I do, is it a problem?”“No. It’s not a problem. I’m OK with it.”“You’re sure? You’re 100% sure? I don’t want to hurt you.”“Go show her a good time. Make her see. I woke up and walked to the window. Looked outside, the truck was still there. I dressed and went down to the cafe and looked around. I saw the truck driver sitting along the wall in the far corner. So i took the table just behind her, i looked at her. She had a trim body, with a little tan. Her chest was round and plump. Her black hair hanging past her breasts. I ordered some food while i watched her. I knocked over a cup, and bent to pick it up. As i came back up from the floor i noticed she. Samuels is in charge. Alert me if I am needed." Confirmed, Captain," Meridian acknowledged."Dixie?" Andie asked, looking up to the ceiling."Yes, Commodore?" Atlantis' AI's voice echoed through the hangar."Dixie, offer communications to Meridian 12. Standard network access,please." Understood, Commodore. Mom, welcome back to Atlantis. I have missed youvery much." Me too, baby. Play nice with Meridian, she hasn't had anyone to talk toin quite some time," Ricky Lynn said pleasantly.Anna Beth's. That’s why I was going to force it; tonight, by my own hand.Then, would you like to change the lives of those you hold dear?I hadn’t expected another message.The faces of the two women I lived with—my aunt and my younger sister—surfaced momentarily from the depths of my selfishness, but I closed my eyes to them.Aunt Riley was getting by just fine without my help, and Jessie—You’re running away from it.—was better off without a useless brother like me. I selected “no” again.There was no third.