Through some conversation I found out her name was Julie.After our little chat Julie went to the treadmill. I went to work on the weights. I couldn't ...eep my eyes off this woman. She was not the most beautiful woman I have ever seen but there was just something about her. It could have been that she was older and very confident. She made me feel a bit like a k** around her. I have always had a thing for older women. I think it's just the idea of having a woman that knows what she wants and how. “It will take over two binary cycles to get out there, Serenissima,” Arconti countered. “Best to send our scouts loaded on something like a Carrier as they can store enough food, fuel and drop off Comm Relay stations on their way out to provide communications with the Empire. Also it would be best to send our best out with them.”“I stand corrected,” Amantil nodded with a wry smile of appreciation. “Very well, begin preparations for an Expeditionary Group made up of 4th and 5th Fleets along with. "Why thank you, Mark."Lysa blushed, then began looking for a secluded spot where she couldpull over. When she found one, Mark looked to her to see why theypulled over and if something was wrong. Lysa shut off the car,unbuckled her seatbelt, put her right leg up under herself and turnedsideways facing Mark."Mark, I've got to know something. I know we've known each other lessthan a week. But as a man, what to do you think of me?"Feeling on the spot, Mark tried to answer calmly and coolly, so as. Their drivers sensed an easy target, and they were closing in, fast. The buzz of their high pitched exhausts grew louder, lending urgency to his mission. He reached into his pants and whipped out the Strider pocket knife. But in his haste, and because of his numb hands, the knife flew from his fingers and buried itself in the chest deep snow.Finn could feel panic building in his throat. He frantically dug into the powder, searching for the wayward knife. Moments later, his fingers closed around.