"I was afraid of that, continue to scan I want to make sure there aren't more than one. We'll deal with it soon enough." Derrick advised. "Yes Primary... continuing scan now." Zan replied. Perhaps an hour later Zan came back, his hologram angry and frustrated, "Primary I detected a total of twenty-five homing devices all of which I have removed all but two. Both of those have high yield explosive charges attached to them. At present I have no idea how to remove them. The other twenty-three have. ‘These, too. I splurged.’ ‘They’re great. I’ll buy you a dozen more pairs. Did I mention how you were a goddess?’ Ben stared at her. ‘Because if I didn’t, I will now.’ ‘I made your favorite dinner, and picked up a copy of Holy Grail for us to watch tonight.’ She couldn’t keep a triumphant note out of her voice. ‘And ice cream. But that’s for me.’ ‘If there is an entity above goddess, you’re it.’ Ben leaned down and kissed her. ‘I’ll feed you the ice cream.’ Emily laughed, then gave him a. She told him that it had just been that time in the bathroom. He asked her if she wanted to do it again, because he knew she had liked it. She nodded. He told her that she could, but that he should be there to make sure she didnt get hurt, since Rufus is a big dog. She understood his concern, as Rufus had started to drag her away and she was helpless to stop him. Having her father there would indeed secure her safety. She asked him if he would have time to supervise after dinner. He smiled and. They had also formed a tight group of 5 friends including two guys and two other girls. Interestingly and unexpectedly, none of us was a couple. I had lately developed a crush on rahul (one of the 2 guys). I did not have a cellphone then so my only contact with them was in college or if they called my landline (which rahul never did).Ever since I had developed feelings for rahul, I had become a bit weird around him. I had stopped jokingly punching him and sitting next to him in canteen or even.