Never did she talk so much to anyone, let alone a man she had just met. Maybe it was just being with another human being after being alone so long, ad... to that, she was warm. Even with the storm still raging outside, she was really warm. ‘By the way, what happened to summer, this feels more like fall or early spring to me.’ ‘It’s the coldest summer on record for over two hundred years. It’s been raining like this for over a week, and the rivers are flooded badly. I hate to tell you, but if it. “I’m still struggling to believe it,” Rachel said quietly, interrupting the silence. “Why would someone want to betray their own species like that?”“We’ve seen it before,” John replied sombrely, “Terran pirates selling slaves to the Kirrix.”“That’s appalling!” Rachel gasped, with a look of revulsion on her pretty face. “Didn’t they know what the Kirrix do to people?”“Oh, they knew alright, but they just didn’t care as long as they got paid,” John said grimly, shaking his head.“They started to. “I uh… I was just… ” he trailed off not knowing what to say. Laura stepped past him and greeted her husband. “Hey, angel, you’re home early,” she said in a perfectly innocent voice. She was in sheer robe, unbelted and covering nothing. “Jimmy was just visiting,” she said. “But he has to run off now.” She gave Matthew a wink and led Jimmy to the front door. “I really enjoyed your visit,” she told him. She gave him a deep kiss. “Maybe you could visit again next week,” she said. Jimmy said, “Uh,. Martie Swanepoel,” and walked out. Driving home, my anger made way to regrets. How could I ever face Petra or Mother again? My biggest regret was: Why did I allow male theological dogmas to prescribe the expression of my sexuality? Was God really such a schmuck to give me a pussy, only for the church to make it dirty? I found Johan in his study sitting behind his large mahogany desk concluding what sounded like a serious telephone conversation. “I understand… I will inform her… No, she just.