That and many other examples.She ended saying, "I guess I should have known, huh?"We talked more and she realized that she had a house, a reasonably n...ce car that was paid-for and her daughter was in a good school and that, even though she works hard, she makes a decent living and was able to support herself and her daughter.I got a kiss on the cheek for my counsel and we began having coffee each morning after she dropped her daughter off for school. I suppose it was two rather lonely and. I'mnot sure why I felt the need to look forward to it, but so far, anduntil then, our lives had been governed by work and there was an elementof us being like ships passing in the night. Kevin's shifts were fixed,and weekdays only. Mine were variable and included weekends. I would berotated onto nights at some point too; thankfully still paired withKristi. With my current shifts and this impending nocturnal omen my jobwasn't exactly conducive to newlyweds trying to establish theirmarriage.But. Then, Ship says that her brain was made long ago, maybe even eons ago, if I’m understanding her correctly. Processes, programming, if you will, would have changed, maybe even become unrecognizable over that period of time.{{{ I am aware of that, My Prime, but I feel that this was produced by another race. However, I am certain that I would be able to understand it, at least given enough time, but for the barrier. However, it is not a truly sentient brain. It seems to have been developed in. ‘Man!’ He exclaimed, ‘Worth a try, right? I guess we’ll have to get to know each other better then.’ My heart jumped, I don’t know how but he made me feel so special then. I apologised to him and we kissed again, before he turned out the lights. I lay in his bed, keeping my dress on so he didn’t find out, and he lay behind me. After a few silent moments, he slid his left arm underneath my neck and hugged me with his right arm. Maybe it was just the alcohol, but it felt amazing. Sunlight woke us.