" I heard about how you got fucked," Xenia said. "Just like those corporate assholes, ain't it?" It was the way of the solar system," Marjorie replied... "At least until now. Now you youngsters have given Mars a brand new chance. We're free because of you and everyone like you. Free to pursue our own course. I never thought I'd live to see it, but now that I have, I'm determined to live to see what becomes of us next. I think this Laura Whiting bitch has got us on the right path." So you don't. At first he mistook this for shyness but then he realized that she was more likely watching the image of her lacy slip reflected in the obsidian finish of her mary-jane shoes. Scarlet reached the bed and knelt in front of Tim, her pink tipped fingers setting to work first undoing his belt and then lowering his zipper. He shivered as his bare flesh was released from the confines of his pants and Scarlet lowered her head, taking his manhood between her slick lips. He fought the urge to close. Just me and the priest and the pallbearers from the funeral company. You remember? It was an Autumn day like this. The breeze was coming off the lake, and there was a tang to it, a smell of cedar. I thought this would be a good spot for you, with the lake so near. I remember the stories you told about summers with your family, how you sailed boats on a lake like this."Southern California wasn't like this. Too dry, always too dry and hot. You used to say that's why the people got so many. " Thanks ... I won't get you in trouble. Promise."So, we paddled out, and I motored Eirene out to a swinging mooring, made cocoa and found her a sleeping bag. I moved into the aft cabin rather than sleep in the saloon. If I'd had a bit more notice, I might have warmed it up a bit...In the morning, bright and early, I was jogging along the sea wall and back. Paddling out to Eirene I could smell frying bacon; and coffee. Jenni had got up and got breakfast on the go. I'd thought I'd been quiet ....