” Ben replied. His aunt had always been overly flirtatious with him but he never thought anything of it. Betty’s hand came to rest on Ben’s thig..., a little closer to his groin that usual. Ben liked her touch. For a brief instant, the thought of having sex with his aunt flashed through his head. He shook it off, and concentrated on the drive. Little did he know that Betty was having the same thought. They eventually got to the house. Ben decided he needed a shower, Betty was going to sunbathe in. "No. We just talked. He is a pretty good listener and I need a friend". She stopped as she realized that her comment may have hurt Maddy's feelings. "Maddy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean-" Don't worry", Maddy cut her. "You need someone closer to your age honey. I am not insulted. And you know very well that I really like you and that if I had a daughter I pray to God that she would be like you".Jen felt the tears welling up and she found it difficult to speak. It took her a while to gather herself. Still though, I am taking some of the fleet to the republic world, the plan is..." Derrick told Thomas. It was a few hours later when Derrick and Hartwell appeared near a large building on the Republic world. Looking around both Hartwell and Derrick pulled strange looking devices and began to pass them over the buildings door. Nodding Hartwell pulled another device that made a warbling sound before the door popped open. "Ok it's disarmed, should be safe but knowing how much of a bastard the man. The other thing I realized was that I wanted my coworker. This was problematic, as he was married and already rejected me. I made all the excuses for him I could but in the end him not coming up to my room stung. Deciding that my desire for him was probably closer to bounce-back feelings than anything genuine, I determined I’d be the professional about things and not make a big deal of it when we saw each other next. There was an all-staff meeting in a couple of days at a big hotel downtown, so.