They were still only two and a half weeks off the river, and five since the start of their last trip; already it seemed like forever, and the start of...the season didn't seem that much closer. They made what was probably a mistake in driving down to the boat ramp at Lee's Ferry, and stopped for a few minutes to talk with a private party that was rigging for a river trip -- there was a very long waiting list to get the permits for private trips, but taking them way off-season sometimes cut years. We were dancing to the music of this cooking show the other afternoon. She left me hold her briefly and we hugged and I let my hand slip down over her ass."I waited for Clifton to continue as he drove and looked occasionally over at me."She didn't stop me, that's for sure so I gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek and she hugged me tight in return."I just sat there thinking. I have to admit I was getting aroused at the thought of Jennifer hugging Clifton. We were almost home when Clifton pulled. You had to make sacrifices for your children, like sharing them with your husband.It was such a sexy sacrifice to make.Dusk took my offered hand. She swallowed as I pulled her to her feet. She was such a sexy girl. Those dreams I had last night, the ones of our family orgy, swept through me. I had made love to Dusk in them. She’d eaten out my pussy and I devoured hers.Now ... now those dreams could be reality.I led her down the aisle. She shuddered, her hand gripping mine. She adjusted her. Things were going her way, at least for now. It looked like CSS Pendennis Castle would survive to fight another day.The mushroom-shaped cloud from the third round was beginning to dissipate above the hive sphere's landing zone. Slowly, painfully slowly, the interference from the flying debris began to dissipate so that the sensors could start reading the results. The shock wave flying across the planet's surface prevented drones from coming in close, lest they be batted from the sky.Visuals.