She wasn'tadmiring her newly manicured red nails. She was asking the Fates, "Isthis all I am ever going to be?"But she knew the answer was no. She had...chosen to take an unalterabledecision this morning. It had been in its planning stages for months now,and it was time to take the final irrevocable step to putting the planinto action.She hugged her pillow tighter as she slowly rocked back and forth on thebed as she reflected on the horror of her life and how she got to be inthis position. The. The occupation of Tatooine, and its conversion to an advanced Imperial base, was evidently well underway.I was standing to one side on the bridge, gazing out of the large observation windows as Commander Cibock and his bridge team completed the maneuvers that placed GUSTAV in her assigned orbit."Quite a lot of activity, eh, Captain?" Commander Cibock was standing behind me, looking out of the window as well. I turned around."Yes, sir," I agreed. "Looks like we're serious here." It would appear. Tobias doesn’t pay attention, he thrusts faster. My fingers grip his skin, but his sweat makes my hands slip. I dig my fingers into his flesh and I feel the blood pool around my nails. I scream, and he starts to groan on top of me. My fingers scrape down his back, leaving long cuts in his skin. They only take a moment to heal. “Tobias,” I whisper, my body shaking. “I don't think I can do it again.” My mind says one thing, but my body says another. The truth is, I could do this all day, but my. But I'd appreciate you showing us the best place, where we won't get ripped off." Will do."We went upstairs, and put extra layers on, underneath our sweaters and shirt, then put on our winter coats. My girls had matching coats, but Pyx's was pink and Vonda's was black. Mine was a dark forest green.We returned to the lobby. Brian was patiently waiting. The staff was starting to break down the buffet."Excuse me for a minute," said Pyx softly. She walked over to the buffet, and rolled all the.