. Mary, what's wrong?" I'm... I'm scared, baby..." Her voiced came out choked with emotion. Jake immediately threw his arm around her and drew her int... his chest. Tears came in a flood and she clung onto Jake as a drowning victim to a lifebuoy. "Fuck, damn, shit!" she suddenly exclaimed and banged the table with her fist. "This is stupid!" Mmm?" Here I am, given the best chance of my life, and I'm trying to blow it. I need to wake up and smell the flowers." What's got you worked up all of a. She felt his hot flesh beneath her cheek, noting that he had an arm wrapped tight around her holding her close to him. She could feel his heartbeat beneath her hand, slow and steady. She smiled, and readjusted herself so she could look at the clock. It was 9:15 am. She slowly maneuvered from beneath his arm, wrapping the sheet around her toga style as she crawled out of the bed, making sure the blanket was covering him. She stood and looked down at his sleeping frame, thinking how lucky she. OK, half the problem was solved, but they still had not solved the communication problem between stations. That was when somebody reminded the committee of the signal mirrors that they had used militarily for years. They were reliable for over 5 miles of communication distance, so they would need three intermediate signaling relay points between each pair of stations. They could relay the messages very quickly, so the communication problem was solved. They simply needed to work out some fool. After spilling the beer on myself I had lost the little buzz that I had, but went ahead and grabbed two more brews. I went back to the couch and sat down. I handed her a beer and opened mine. I am not sure why, but I tilted my head back and drank the entire can. I placed the empty can on the coffee table and got cold chills all over. I had goose bumps, but my insides felt warm. I put my hands over my crotch. Nothing was showing, but I had never been in only a towel with anyone. .