It was a pretty weak defense. The question was, how did she feel about Randall despite the upset he had caused? She'd had all summer to think about th... situation but Pete had pretty much interfered with any attempt at that.Randall was an interesting man, very worldly despite his shyness. He had traveled extensively and had a wide variety of interests. It was that which captivated her and held her attention. He wasn't just a virile bed partner, he was a very bright, experienced man who impressed. "It is so beautiful outside," Anna said as she came up behind me.I had not heard her movements, as I had been watching the squirrels outside the window. The white-eared old fellow had chewed through the rope and the corn feeder had fallen to the ground. "I will fix him," I had thought to myself. I would need to string the corn up with a wire. Filling the feeder might be more difficult, but it would make me the victor in this most recent round in a battle of wits.I turned slowly toward Anna. Was. She crushed softly on my chest. Her breasts were crushing on my chest. instead of easing out she just wrapped her hands around my neck and I held her thin waist. her head was resting on my chest. We could feel our heartbeats against each other. we were slow dancing and the entire high of wine and music was getting us really tight. my hardness was clearly felt on her tummy. she raised her head and looked at me and now our faces were very close. We still had not told out our intentions. I thought. "I've been going over what my memories tell me about these things and I think there should be a maintenance override somewhere. That's the key. If I can find that then I can get the pod's own systems to run a diagnostic and identify what needs to be repaired. I should also be able to put in a command code to take control of the programming."All eyes were on him as he ran his hands over the surface of the pod, looking for a clue as to where the maintenance facility was located. Without warning a.