“Yes?” I asked.“Is it always like that?” Captain Prescott asked.“The simulations are supposed to be the absolute worst possible sequence,”...I replied. “And the time is compressed a bit. I really doubt we could enter a system get into a fight, scan a planetoid as well as a Sa’arm controlled planet and escape in just under an hour.”“It was less than an hour?” Kelsey asked.I checked the record for the simulation. The total elapsed time was shown at forty-nine minutes and fifty-two seconds. “Yes,. Give me a few minutes”.He moved up close to me as we stood in the shallow part of the pool, taking me completely by surprise by placing his hand on my vagina beneath the water.“Just do it here”. It was almost a command.“I can’t Steven, not here in the pool”“It’s Steve. Please call me Steve, and yes you can do it here.” With that he pressed his hand into the gusset of my suit, pushing slightly upwards on the material with his fingers, his thumb catching the underside of the little retro Lycra. The air felt cool as she saw herself in the mirror in just her panties. He stepped back and slid out of his clothes. As always, his body was lean and muscular. What was surprising to her was how large he looked. He put his hands on her hips and turned her to him. His lips met hers as they kissed again. She didn’t close her eyes and was surprised to see that he didn’t either. She felt his strong hands guide her down onto the bed. He had always been a kind, almost excessively considerate lover,. "Hey, babe," I said. “Welcome home.” She climbed up one side of the recliner I was in and plopped on my lap."Hey yourself," she said. "Still working?" Not really," I replied, pushing away the laptop and facing her. "Just answering a few emails." Immediately my eyes were drawn to a ring dangling on a chain around her neck."Ha! You noticed straightaway." She held it up in the light, showing off a glassy dark jewel set into what I assumed was silver."What is it?" Good luck charm, apparently." She.