But an unexpected occurrence had been that seeing Cortana as a human, gazing over the perfect form of her new body, hearing the sound of her voice, an... just being near her, had awakened something inside him. The Spartan augmentation program had actually decreased his libido, but now, it seemed to be returning. He had no possible explanation for why it was happening, all he knew was that his sex drive had come back with a vengeance, and it caused him to set his sights firmly on Cortana.The. Keep that in mind. I'll be intouch. You can go back to sleep."Very funny. When I get established, I should use Hobbes' connections toget him fired. That would be fun to see. For now, I need to start makingplans.* * * *** * * * *** * * *It's one hell of a view from the window of the conference room. The bay,the beaches, the swaying trees, the rising hillsides that eventuallybecome mountains. A picture post card come to life. Of course, you can'tsee the slums from here but that's part of the. The conversation was stimulating, if a bit boring. Since my ‘date’ turned out to be a researcher working for one of the top cosmetic lines, I learned things about chemistry and cosmetics that I would rather not know. But each sip of my Venti black-eye brought me closer to my escape. Then I could not fight nature’s call any longer. I politely excused myself for the ladies’ room. After answering the call, I spent a couple of moments straightening my appearance and gathering my courage. Looking. "Oh that's..." Shane stopped talking when he saw her expression.Thia's throat tightened as she saw the way she looked in the photo; it was a picture of her and Shane, she was laughing happily, putting her hand on his face, while his arms were around her tightly, he too was smiling, but in a way she'd never thought was possible, she'd seen him smile a lot the last week, but the way he smiled at her in the picture was extremely different; it held all the love in the world, it was kind,.