"You did want your chance," I said, as we cut a hole through the floor and dropped on the surprised soldiers below. Carl seemed to have a lot of fun c...tting them up, till they started using their own shields. We had to use the heavy disintegrators at a distance, and then the edged weapons at close range.By the time we gained the computer room hatch, the corridor was aflame with plasma. Our unit split up, and went each way, while I tackled the computer alone. I didn't have the beacon, but I did. Rachel and I sat next to each other on the sofa. It was quiet and comfortable.Matt and Irene went to bed and we stayed up talking. “Rachel, I can’t stay here much more. You are beautiful and sexy. There is a limit to the amount of temptation that I can sustain.” I smiled. “Even here, you are a temptation.”“I understand, Gerald. We need to set a date soon. I want to be married to you.” She squirmed a bit and then said, “We could get married at the courthouse but I would like it to be performed. We headed for the bank next. The personal banker I met with was all too glad to meet with me. She said she was glad they could release the accounts to me and that she was very sad for my loss. I’m confident this was the same woman who was an absolute cold fish the first time I met with her. What I was sure of was that I needed to make a mortgage payment on Grover’s house and having funds to work with made it much easier. I ordered paper copies of all activity on Georgia’s accounts for the. Another pause.Then she heard the distinctive ‘Swoosh, swoosh’ as someone tried out the thin strip of cane, testing it’s flight through the air. She but her lip in anticipation.She felt the wooden stick brushing her buttocks. She heard lewd murmurs of appreciation from the men. She bit her lip.“swoosh-THWACK!’"Ahhhhhhh"“swoosh-THWACK!’"OwwwwOOOO"“swoosh-THWACK!’“Ahhhhh"Her body bucked and writhed. But she was held filmily in position. She could only let the pain dissipate through her body..