You don't go anywhere or do anything because of what it is, you do it because of what you are. And because if you don't do it you can't remain who you...are; inevitably, sooner or later, you'll diminish to less than you are, less than you could be, and eventually to nothing at all. I want to go to space because of who we are, we human beings, and because I want us to keep on being who we are as a living species."He said a lot of things that night, and later on other nights when we had other. As he grasped his car door's handle, I asked, "Don't I get a kiss?"Did I sound sarcastic?He looked back with a surprised expression. "What?" I was told it's the usual reward for the daily delivery service."For the fleetest of moments his eyes widened. Then he seemed to recover."Yeah right, lady," he drawled. But he deigned to give me a quick peck on the lips. He pulled the door open and climbed in. I stepped aside as he pulled out and roared noisily away. I waved, but he was already talking on. My gf is shy everywhere but in the bedroom and the black woman is shy nowhere and very aggressive. Some how they instantly became friends. They did have one thing in common and that was they both loved to drink. So not surprisingly they both went to a bar after the orientation and got to know each other. Chief among them is my gf is a single mother and the black woman just had a baby.Starting with the first day at their new jobs, the black woman drove my gf to work each day because my gf. "Is it safe?" Michelle asked, her voice so small as to almost be heard."Yeah, he's at work," Tina said, sitting up slowly, her abused body protesting every movement."I need to thank you, Tina. What you did for me last night, what you let him do to you for me, oh my God. I never expected that." Michelle sat next to her, snuggling close in the cool air of the basement."It's okay," Tina said, glancing down at her. Though in all honesty, Tina didn't know if she was. She'd never hurt this badly.