"Brian, why don't we call you...Brenda?And Kevin, how about...Kathy?" Still smiling, she had us sit on thecouch. "Wait just one moment girls, I'll jus... call your mother and lether know what your new names are. That way nobody will be confused."While she went to make the call, Kevin looked at me a shrugged hisshoulders. "It's only three weeks," he said, "we can handle anything forthree weeks, just go with the flow! Heck, maybe you'll like it after awhile!" Not likely," I said, "and what will the. ZZ-1340's only conscious thought was to verify that the new data had been transmitted correctly.As this new data was thoroughly gone over, it was also correlated with the current version of stored information the Kroll had on hand. The Mind was not unaware of Miklit's race, as it had made a few undetected probes in the vector direction that Home lay. But this was certainly the first recorded journey it was aware of that Miklit's people had taken in this direction. They were normally such. Both of us were satisfied that the other wanted it as badly. And that was the basis of an intense passion that fueled their creativity and bolstered their intimacy, something both missed in their respective lives.It was late Monday evening before I could give any attention to my lover's request from earlier that day. Upon her confession to me that she had actually come while reading my writings, she made a request for me to enjoy the same sensations as I thought of her. The power of her. Kelli laughed, a sweet, tinkling sound, and said, ‘I think your chances are very good. Seeing your beautiful wife with those two guys, I’d have to say that we’re all going to enjoy some benefits tonight.’ ‘I’m certainly looking forward to that,’ I said. Beth was positively radiant, chatting and smiling with Dan and Jack, as happy as I’d ever seen her, obviously ready to ‘enjoy some benefits’ as Kelli had so charmingly put it. ‘I’ll be frank with you, Rick,’ she said. ‘Dan’s told me you know.