”She snuggled under his arm. “It's been a fun two months.”“Are you going somewhere?”“Eventually. We both are. We can't stay in school fore...er.”“What if we went somewhere together?”“Seriously?”“Is that a crazy idea? We could find jobs anywhere. The world is our oyster.”Abbey rubbed his stomach. “I didn't know we were… I thought this was…”“A European fling?”“Not that I wanted it to be. Where do you want to go?”“Wherever you are.”Abbey stopped rubbing. “The Bay Area. I have a series of interviews. Lila and team were watching that, along with hundreds of other Chinese variables, trying to figure out what Minister Sun was up to.“Then you want to build a new ship?” he asked.“Yes, and no. I think we should use the OTV design and a tether approach to spin them for some semblance of gravity.”“That’s going to be a long tether. Also, do we need to be able to move from ship to ship without suiting up? It’s more than a tether if we do,” Allen said.“Balance and spin rate are going to be an issue as. I promise.’ ‘You shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep, Gabe.’ She looked down, picking up the brush and playing with it as she did. ‘Hey,’ he said, reaching out and covering her hand with his. ‘I never make promises I can’t keep. I have a good feeling about this. I know we’ll find her, and alive. It’s just a matter of time.’ ‘I can’t help but think what she’s going through, and that other girl, the one he took last night. What are they going through? What are they thinking? They must feel so. Then I touched her lips and suddenly she opened her mouth and bit my finger. Though it pained, I’m happy that I touched her tongue. I took out my hand and licked my fingers. She blushed. Then slowly I started moving my hands into the blanket. As I was sleeping near her head, it’s easy for me to put my hand inside her top. For the first time I’m going to touch her bare boobs. Suddenly she started resisting and pinching my hand. It pained a lot but I didn’t give up. I forcefully inserted my hand.