It was not to be.Angela and I comforted one another as best we could through the funeral. Angela was able to focus on work and get past her grief a li...tle. I, on the other hand, had nothing to focus on. Work was to have started in two weeks, after we returned from our honeymoon. Fresh out of college and engaged to the most beautiful woman on earth, I had the world in the palm of my hand.Now I sat with my head in my hands on the only bed that Nicole had slept in. She was to have been a virgin. ”With a smile, Marcus took one last breath before dropping his cigarette butt to the floor and stomping. After putting out the fire, he picked up the butt off the floor and threw it in the trash bin next to him. As he was turning to go back to class, he heard a sound, and when he looked in the direction, he saw a blonde girl coming out of the same window as Lucas.The most bizarre thing about the situation is that she was naked.With an expression as if he had swallowed an egg, Marcus watched as. A part of her wanted to know if he was worth it. If his unspoken promises would be delivered. If he felt the same way. She needed to hear the words.Yet, the other part of her knew that he would catch her. He had treated her too well and his actions spoke louder than any words that could come out of his mouth.Marissa's life was about certainty. She desired clarity. Order. Alan brought confusion to her life. Disorder.Feelings and emotions bubbled up from the depths of her soul. It was exciting. His first NASA project had evolved from landing a craft on an asteroid in order to get samples, to landing a craft on an asteroid in order to change its course to avoid an impact with earth. He was also consulting for a private company that had contacted him shortly after his paper had been published on the feasibility of capturing an asteroid for mining purposes."Katie, just think of it. Someday we'll be able detour an approaching asteroid, slow down its speed, and park it in an orbit around.