”Emma smiled and promised me that I wouldn’t be disappointed. We had a pleasant dinner and then Emma took me home and we traded shirts again. I sw...re she was wearing pink on purpose.“Princess?” I asked, reading the shirt. “Really? If I had friends, I’d get hit for this.” I had a grin on my face though. I liked her marking me as hers.“You get to be the hero to end all heroes on Saturday,” she pointed out. “You can be my princess tomorrow.”“I’ll be yours every day,” I told her. “I just hope. Her mother must have asked Lori just where she wanted me to sleep, because I heard her reply “with me, in my bed, of course; where else would you expect?” I smiled; I can imagine just what Chris was saying to Lori. I knew there would be an explanation required about just what had changed our relationship when I got to the Earle’s place though.Lori returned, and helped me get up and to the bathroom. We had a nice long warm shower; washing each other. She helped me dry myself; I was still a bit. She was a senior at the University majoring in criminal justice. Carla was also a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. She had won her double chevrons after two year-long tours of duty overseas, and it was with a great deal of pride that she expecting to complete her four-year active-duty enlistment in the spring. Her hope had been to apply to theVermontStatePoliceAcademyafter getting her bachelors.Was that dream still alive? The unexpected question made Carla pause as she scanned a side cluster. I could feel the difference in my programing right away, my thought possess seemed to be stream lined.Everything was real impressive until I tried to get out of the container, my foot caught on the edge and if fell onto the floor, I used the side of the container to stand myself upright. I needed to get to the med bay, I took a second to orient myself with bipedal movement."You need to get to med bay Janus." Came my own voice from the intercom.I looked at the speaker and frowned."I am not used.