" Red, like I said earlier, you would have to literally kick my ass out. And I mean a swift kick in the ass. Asking me to give you some privacy will n...t do the job of getting rid of me."I kissed her and went in search of my clothes in the dungeon.When I came down Red was nowhere in sight but I could hear her voice through the bedroom door. So I left and headed for my place. Actually I also needed some time to "decompress" and process what had happened last night and today. There was no way I. "It's not..." Jeff began."We'll talk about it later, Husband," Diana returned in a sickly sweet voice.All the Alphas knew Jeff had just stepped in it, but none of them were foolish enough to hassle him about it in front of Di.Underneath the table, the Prime felt Diana's hand drift lightly up his thigh, slowly moving to the inside. None of the others could see what she was doing, but he knew what she was going to do, and she knew he knew, yet she waited as he steeled himself not to flinch. This. . I..." You know this shit." Neil said harsly. "Derrick was struggling until I stopped watching. Then suddenly he's done and you're rushing to erase and finish. I don't need to look at the tests to know. You'll score 100 and so will he."Gwen's face took on a pained look. "You didn't see me do anything" she said softly.Neil sighed. "No. I didn't. And I probably can't prove anything. So Derrick gets a safety certification."Gwen nodded silently."But now I have to watch him, because he doesn't know. The inner one was in much the same condition and a quick twist with a jimmy gave Arron access to the gardens. He pulled himself out of the culvert and checked for any guards. There were none, the gardens were deserted. The Grojan's, confident in the security systems on their ship and the technological ignorance of the natives, were complacent. The ship stood in the middle of the green, dark and unguarded. It was an old scout ship, a type he had been trained in disabling. So far things were.