'Yes,' he says. You can hear the hunger in that single word. You get up out of the awkward seat and brush against each other. You take the opportunit... to steady yourself by running your hand up his arm. It has an easy toned firmness that pleases you. You sit, and help him by putting the soft drink in the hand-rest between you. After several seconds of silence, where both of you look towards the screen, the man half sighs, half purrs in comfort. 'Mmm, still warm.' You feel frozen to the spot,. . kinda ... I didn’t think...”“Jesus Christ, Quah...” Thale shook his head. He drew his hands back and settled his weight on the chair. He had slid into it, pinning her into the tight confines of the cockpit. In the background, the faint gurgle of humanity’s oldest, most acceptable drug filled the air. Quah licked her lips, slightly.“Wanna punish me?” she whispered.Thale looked at the ceiling. Quah arched her back, so her belly pressed against his bulge. “Part of you dooooes!”Thale put his hand. He hadn’t spoken to Hailey yet but he’d already made the arrangements.“We are?” Hailey asked. “I’ve ... I’ve never been on an airplane before. Are you playing the first game Saturday?”“Nope,” Phil said. “I’m taking both games off. I told Skip what was happening and how important it was to my family that I – we – be there. He told me not to worry about it. We’re not playing league games until the following Tuesday. We’re on a six p.m. flight out of Tampa-St. Pete. We’ll get into Calder City. He stashed quite a bit of cash inside, probably figuring his sons and daughters would fight the will, and sent her a letter telling of its location, so she ended up pretty rich. They're still debating whether to turn rooms into apartments for students. They all attend UCLA and understand the need. Jamie wants to be an interior designer and her boyfriend plans on becoming an architect. But right now, it's just the four of them."Dinner's ready," Josh shouted from the kitchen.Before heading there,.