He had to be careful. After the partial success of his second attempt, he had no doubt people – and fucking things – would be looking for him.He c...nsidered, briefly, about not sharing the new intelligence – the new extraction point and protocols - but put the thought aside. There were too few pickups which came directly to the moon base. He’d usually hear nothing about those going directly to ship so he’d have nothing to share. Well, sometimes the ship extractions needed some support from the. Nikki didn’t move. Richard shut the door and walked downstairs. Nikki could smell the alcohol as Richard moved into her line of vision wearing only pajama bottoms. “So,” he said. “You mouthed off to Joan?” He sat beside Nikki and put his hand on the dress that Nikki always wore, but was too small. He put his hand up near Nikki’s crotch. He rubbed her underwear vigorously. “Undress.” Richard demanded. Nikki got off the bed and Richard lay on his side on the bed, watching Nikki. Nikki removed her. "...gotta make sure you're ready," she'd said, or something like that. Why was she remembering that now?Sure enough, as halftime ended Brad ran out of the tunnel with his helmet on. He was going to play.He looked shaky as he lined up for his first snap. This time, seeing him on the field felt a little different. They were coming from behind and her brother wasn't just a quick substitution; he was meant to be the solution.He handed the ball off twice and they still had a few yards to get the. ”“And have they gone shopping or are they... back at the cottage? “Billy smiled. “They will be going shopping eventually.”“Eventually!” she laughed.“Tell me,” Billy enquired. “If your husband would have let you carry on would you have still been married?”She shook her head. “Tom would never have done that, he’s not that sort of man but if someone did ask me to marry them it would be on the stipulation that I was free to sleep with other men if I wanted to.”Billy smiled. “I’m sure that there are.