"Not anymore," I warn him. "it is hate now. Of you and anyone with you?" I did you no favors naming you as my family," he has lost all color and light...to his voice."No," I reach over and clasp his hand "You did it out of love. And now you have two of us." I let my love and confidence seep over to him.He looks up at Saul, who has been sitting quietly. "What do you want to do?" I love you so much. I would do anything for you," Saul is so sincere in his love."Oh my boy, don't do any thing stupid,". A door on the side of the craft was bent open and a body lay half out of the craft. ‘Ohmigod!’ Thomas shouted, then took off running toward the craft. As he ran, the craft became clearer to him despite the shadows. It was some sort of military aircraft, though one he hadn’t seen before. Its wings and tail had apparently been torn from the main body of the craft and had disintegrated. ‘They test these nearby, don’t they?’ Thomas thought to himself. As he approached the craft, he weaved his way. There is no greater thrill than a woman picking you out from the crowd. We hopped in the taxi and were all over each other, I thought we might have got kicked out for all the heavy petting going on. When we got back to her house, her housemates were away for the weekend so we had the place to ourselves. She showed me around and asked if I wanted a drink and I was going to say yes but thought what is the point when all I want to do is take her up on her offer while it was still there. We. They remained friends, and, amazingly enough, it has not affected their professional relationship.Sandy enjoyed the little pleasures in life: weekend breakfasts with Barb and Jess, watching her tomatoes and beans grow in her little balcony garden, visiting Mum and Dad in the desert and her brother’s family by the beach. As the years go by, get-togethers got trickier because of kids and husband commitments. She understood that; she wasn’t really bothered by it. Sandy wished she had more.