“We both got a little out of hand. I’m sorry you’re having second thoughts. I worried that you might.”“I don’t regret anything, silly” s...e said as she slapped his arm, “except the fact I fell asleep before I could kiss you good night.”She might not regret things now but give her 10 minutes and I bet she will, Brock thought.“You gave me a very nice kiss good night when I carried you to bed,” Brock said. “Didn’t your Mom tell you how you got up here?”Meredith raised her eyebrows.“Mom has been out. Cory had spent the night prior with his hands tied to the wooden headboard, while Lucas had been busy driving him to the heights of ecstasy and keeping him on edge for what might have been hours.“Have mercy, Master!” he had cried out, only half-joking.For all his demands not to be considered a real master by his lover, Lucas surely loved to be called as such when bed matters were concerned.“Ask me nicely, Cory, and I just might,” Lucas had teased. “You know I do this for a good reason. If you. Kedah was off all but the best radar screens as it coasted outside Lagrangian point three. The last of the original Navy crew for the Behemoth had transported down with their possessions. Both Tontos combined with their human partners to sweep the ship clean of sensors, cameras, recorders, transponders and tracking devices that might be used to report to the official or unofficial navies in space.It wasn't just the Confederation Navy that concerned the crew. The Darjee most certainly would have. We have to start somewhere. Quite simple, really: I need some milk."Without another word she went to the fridge and took out an opened milk container, showing it to me questioningly."Yes, this will do. Please warm up about half of it, body temperature more or less. It is not crucial, we are not going to drink it."I am certain that I lost her completely by now, but bewildered as she was, she took out a small saucepan, poured the milk, and set it onto the gas cooker. When done, I went over to her.