You have a room-mate.’ They each paid their bar tabs and walked outside. The motel was just half a block away. She grabbed his arm as the path was s...ill icy. He felt the heft of her breast against his arm. There was much more there than he originally thought. Once in the motel, he walked her to the room and opened the door. ‘My Lord, look at the size of this place! You could sleep the whole basket ball team in here.’ ‘I know. At first it seemed crazy to put one person in this room. My guess is. When they pushed through the force field that held the atmosphere in, they felt the magnetics take hold of their ship as the giant armored hatch irised closed behind them. But instead of their craft being routed to their regular assigned docking area, the magnetics took it steadily inward. After minutes that seemed like hours, they entered a cavernous space and eventually came to a halt. The three stared via the screens at a sight they couldn't quite seem to fathom.The band struck up music that. Tears coursed down mycheeks, as I stared back at her, and when I tried to answer, totell her how much I loved her a great sob welled up in my chest,and then another. In a moment I had buried my face in her lapagain, as my body was wracked with great spasms of emotion. Ifelt my tears soak her legs all over again, as I unashamedly gavemyself over to my crying fit. Laura just stroked my hair, pullingout the maid's ribbon, and letting my long hair fall over my neckand shoulders. As I cried. But somehow, it was different. The slices of cheese were a little more even. The crude boiled mush was a little tastier. Perhaps she had used a touch more of her hoard of hard-to-get spices.After supper, Karl and Theata sat looking at each other across the table. Neither spoke. Neither knew what to say. They both sat silently watching the twilight turn to darkness. The fire had been extinguished except for the coals kept in the fire pot for morning. No candles had been lit, so the darkness.