He stood as I approached. He waited until I spoke first and offered my hand to shake. I thought that a bit quaint and courtly and it pleased me. My sm...ll hand disappeared in his big hard paw. He flashed a smile filled with beautiful white teeth."I'm Betty, " I said."Betty, I'm Arnie Carlson. The host did not tell me I'd be dining with a lovely lady."We took our seats."The host didn't tell me the man I'd be sitting with would be hitting on me before I got seated." I delivered my barb with a. Do you still remember that? We parked the car to go for a walk, of course we were horny as usual on that trip. As soon as we were out of the car we kissed, a long lingering kiss, our pelvises pressed together, the heat already there. You could feel me hardening against you. Holding hands we walked off along the river bank just up from the flowing waters of the river. African wildlife was all around us, a bachelor herd of impala, a bull with a harem of females, a small group of waterbuck, vervet. Well not that the Th'Arirax knew of.Just who were these mysterious people? Why had they entered this scrimmage between them? Whose side were they on?Her answer came soon enough.The captain glared at his radar man. The Tol'marinea were extinct. They should not be here. What the hell was a battleship doing here then? Maybe an old exploratory team just now returning home. No. They would have known immediately."I want them found and shot down. I want them as rubble and going into the sun! Now. That chick you told me about that was hitting on you at the Double D Bar and Grill. Fuck her, please. Bring her here and make me watch, fuck it. I deserve it. Fuck don’t go. Fuck. Please. I fucked up.”She’d kept babbling, and John just let her talk. Finally, he interrupted her, “Look, I’m in no place to act hurt, but I kinda am.”“I know. And I don’t know what to say, except don’t leave me like this. All sad and horny and freaked out. Fuck, don’t do this.”"You're the one who's horny, I'm just.