Eric was desperate to discover what was wrong. From what he’d read, there was a systematic failure and he was understandably anxious about taking co...rective action. However, the ship wasn’t constructed to facilitate repairs, only with getting him there and back. Glancing at his oversized gloves, there wasn’t much he could do even if he had tools.They’d assured him it would be a safe journey. While teleportation was a risky venture, since two physical objects can’t occupy the same space, NASA. I had closed my eyes. Shutting my ears was not as easy. Because my eyes were closed I didn’t know I wasn’t alone until I felt something disturb the water. My eyes opened and I saw the outline of a woman sliding into the water. I closed my eyes. I felt no danger even though, at first, I had no idea who she was. It was just too dark. ‘Please, keep your eyes closed.’ Her voice was a whisper, soft and low pitched. She straddled my legs and sat in my lap. Her body pressed against mine as her arms. Might as well give you a shot, too.It's been a wonderful life. Gabby's graduated and found a job for aftershe's done with her gap year, Mike says he's much happier being ateacher than as a lawyer, Jacob's just sent a photo of his youngest overfrom Australia. Gutted I haven't been down there, but it's hard on anold man, and he understands. And I still visit Maddie when I can, leaveher flowers. I miss her dearly, still, but it's been a good life.I've made peace with a lot of other things too.. Fill me with your sweet juice!" she called as she started clamping down on me. Her exquisite tunnel had been working on me heavily. I should have blasted off in her several times already. The only thing I could attribute to holding back was the methodical working of my body to keep going. If I went, we would be done. At least, I probably would be for a while. Well, maybe.I relaxed and felt that familiar stirring. It had been waiting and now that I had relaxed some part of myself, it was already.