You wrapped your arms around me, kissing me back. You pulled away, stared deep into my eyes. ‘So, that meant nothing?’ I asked. ‘You never want...to be able to kiss me again, or have a night like last night again?’ ‘Of course I want to be able to kiss you again, and obviously I want to be able to have nights like last night again, and I don’t want them with anyone but you, but this wouldn’t work.’ ‘Why wouldn’t it work?’ I asked. ‘Why wouldn’t we be able to fall in love and be happy? Do we not. I stared at the slowly spinning ceiling fan, stimulating the air just enough to keep us comfortable, and reassuring me that I was in the same place I had gone to sleep – something that still felt novel three months since the Worldgasm. As lucidity returned to me, I noted that at least one part of my body was ahead of my brain – as usual. My fingers twitched, instinctively wanting to fondle my morning glory, but instead, I called to my one companion I knew would be as awake as myself. The. Who are they? Are they veterans or greenies? What are they piloting, what size are they? You don't know diddly squat about them and you accept an assignment like this? You are madder than any native of Canopus!" Yeah, I am ain't I? Mick, we have to take it. We've been four months now with nothing. You can only train for so long and then the men start to go stale. We can take Karuska along. Let him do his magic and find out who and what, where and why and we can also take some surprises of our. . or worse.”“Brain,” Marsha whispered, “I’m scared! What if it is Jeff Hansen? You think he’ll come after us? And if he does, where are we going to get help from?” Denise was thinking similar thoughts, as she clung tightly to Ted’s arm for protection.“I’m not feeling particularly brave myself,” Brian confessed, “but if it is Hansen, our best bet is going to be keeping as far away from him as we can. If he and his buddies do catch up to us, we’ll do everything we can to protect you two,.