I think of all those unexplored realms that will be mine to conquer. A girl unknown, soon to be mine. I wonder at your embrace. How warm is your body ...gainst mine? How soft? When we first come together, arms tangled, do you squeeze tight like an excited child? Or does your body fall softly around me, just a tired girl looking for a place to nap for a spell? How does my cheek feel against yours in that embrace? How soft the friction between our faces? Do you notice the stubble on my chin? Do you. She was not always as ... callous as she is today.”“But you’re an Admiral now,” Cooper continued, “how high a rank is that?”“I am second only to the Matriarch,” she replied, a hint of pride creeping back into her voice. “Not that it matters now,” she added bitterly. “Status will not shield me from death.”“Maybe it can,” Cooper mused, sitting upright. “If you’re second to the Matriarch, then does that mean you have the status to challenge her for the position?”“Yes,” she conceded, “but I do not. Physically, Kristin was a 5’8” blonde who worked out religiously to keep her shape. She was lean, but had ample breasts for sure. Personality wise they were much different also: Kristin didn’t smoke, and had only one drink every time she went out. The resentment was mutual. Kristin thought Kelly was ‘trash’, Kelly thought Kristin was stuck up. So, one of the first things Kristin asked Paul was whether or not Kelly was there. He said she was, but who cares, they were only going to be there for. "Let me change first though." I really, really wanted to display my tight little body to him in my brand new bikini."Nah, let me show you first," he said, grinning to me and heading down the stairs. "Come on."Disappointed that I hadn't been able to change into my sexy bikini but unwilling to risk annoying the boy I was so hung up on, I followed.When we got to the main floor of the house he led me to the basement door. "It's down here," he said. "Come on." Okay," I said slowly, confused by now.