" No encroachments on aft sensors, Sir." Good. Passive sweep for sign of a Sa'arm ship." Koenig breathed a little easier. He still rubbed his chin —...or rather the armour protecting his chin — thoughtfully with his gloved left hand."Passive sweep for sign of Sa'arm ship, aye."The pause did nothing to ease the tension on the ship."Sir! Thruster trace identified. Probably Sa'arm. Ship is likely carrying less than 100, possibly about 60." And this ship would be where, exactly?" asked a frustrated. You still like men and I will never be with another man. To think that Stan would put that vile thing inside of you. I’m not sure I could handle that. I’ve only ever been with lesbians, not bi-women. Oh Denise, I don’t know. These questions are deep and I am tired. Maybe we ought to sleep on it. Talk about it tomorrow again. I think I am just going to go up to bed. I know you are probably tired too.Tina walked up the steps and Denise stayed sitting on the beach. She yawned and thought of her. I couldn’t have planned it, only wished for it, and even that would have been a vain and wild wish.He seemed sheepish. Maybe it was nerves. He kissed me like a spouse, had been tentative around me since I’d entered the latter stages of my condition—Gray and Lynn had no children just yet and both treated me as if I was brittle, as if I was turning to crystal rather than bulking with flesh and blood. He swung my bag and carryon into the trunk, helped me to the passenger side, and ferried me home.. I did notice that right after, Karl talked to me much less and would usually ask for Amanda directly after a quick "Hey guy..." He called a lot from work and said he was having issues with a price or one of the machines was acting up. She'd talk to him for a bit then go about whatever she was doing. I noticed a few other times she came home at odd times and when I asked why, she said her schedule had changed at work.Over the last few months I'd been wearing my iPod to bed with me, letting the.