She looked up at his face one last time, but all she saw was a little smile and the emptiness in his eyes. So Chalissa climbed on the bed and knelt th...re on her hands and knees, waiting.“So beautiful,” he whispered and placed a fingertip at her neck then moved it slowly down along her spine. Chalissa arched her neck in response to the touch and they all could see her muscles tensing in the wake of Roban’s wandering fingertip. When his finger touched the beginning of the cleft dividing her. Alyssa even admitted that she was dealing with survivor’s guilt as a result of the incident from time to time.“Why, Kevin? Why me? Why did I have to survive that?”She started to cry on my shoulder. I didn’t know what to say, so I just held her as she continued to cry.“I don’t know. But I can promise this.”“Promise what?”“I’ll be here for you. Anytime.”“Kevin.”“Hm?”“Thank you. For everything.” She leaned into me more and all I could do was console her. ‘Man, she’s been through some rough times. Replacing her would be likely to cause further problems.»So that option was out, he would have to make the best of it he could. Frank told her, “I haven’t talked to Pasua yet, so I don’t know what I’m going to do with her, or how long it will take. For the moment I’ll put you back in your pod. I don’t know when, or if, Pasua will be back. You’ll have a temporary replacement concubine to help you. She’s young, so you’ll need to make sure she keeps up with her lessons while she’s with you. I will. When I got the car parked in a stall at the A&W Drive-in, she took my right arm and draped it over her right shoulder. She then leaned over and kissed my cheek.WOW! I had been kissed by a real girl! I'd been kissed by a girl that was not my mother, my younger sister, or a figment of my imagination in my dreams.The carhop came and took our orders for Trojan Burgers, onion rings, and root beers. The Trojan Burger was a feature of that particular A&W. It was named for the local school's sports.