She actually seemed very intelligent and knowledgeable, if a bit clumsy. I figured she would make a fine addition to the company. And she would be jus... fine for me too. ‘Well, the job that’s available is an assistant engineer. Basically you would be my assistant. Working on paperwork for me, lab data, field reports, things like that. You would also be working in the field with me, collecting samples, performing evaluations and investigation and so on. There is some traveling involved, we work. A stinky bum snored and sputtered in the corner. I didn't notice -- I was looking backward to Sandi's apartment. I could feel the curve of her body against my sweater, her perfume, holding her a foot away and looking into those hazel eyes ringed in delicate mascara. I hadn't had sex - with a woman, anyway - in over six months. I longed for the warmth, the smells, the shock of a new body before the damned complications and emotions cluttered the pure physical sensation. I liked Sandi, with her. The detective who'd finally come to record the statement had beenpleasant, maybe empathetic, but not understanding."Do you want to get home to get some of your own clothes?" she'd offered,after asking if Donna would like some tea."These are my clothes."Though the tea was very welcome. They let her use the disabled loo, notbeing sure which toilet to offer her."Is this really you?" her supervisor asks at work - a regional office foran international bank where Donna does well paid, boring stuff. ’ Shoving the phone into her parka Melissa muttered ‘I still don’t understand what the hoopla is all about.’ Adam continued to stare into the receding light of Psyche’s torch and spoke in a normal tone ‘Psyche is the sensitive one between the two sisters. She might come across as a real strong person willing to take on any burden but inside she is very fragile. I have seen her since her diaper days, seen her cry over the little animals and birds that she couldn’t save and would you believe it.