" Sophie blushed, deeply, and stared back."I..." Sophie tried to say, but clammed up again."Soph, nothing happened." I know." But?" But... what if had... What... what if it does?" the flush deepened, and Caerys felt the little smile she couldn't get rid of grow a little further."I'd put off that decision for a while." Gavin strolled across the room easily to the fridge, bending to drag out food for breakfast. "Did you both want anything?" Just toast." Caerys muttered, suddenly quiet."I... why?". I do not offend easily and if you want me as a friend fine, but you need to talk to Alice and let her know that you came here. No secrets okay”.“Okay but I am afraid that Alice will be angry with me and I may lose her.”“If you think that is going to happen you tell her to come and talk to me or you both come and talk to me”.“Okay” With that Ann got up giving William one more kiss as she left.When she returned to the apartment only Alice was there staring at her books. She walked up to her. During the drive, Peter and Ken hada chance to talk, really talk for the first time, and get to know eachother better. Well, actually, Peter would ask a question and thenlisten to Ken. He found out that a simple question could get Kenstarted and she would talk for several minutes nonstop.She told Peter about the ship, the cruise, her making some new friendswhile on board, her presentation, and her shopping while at port. Sheeven mentioned in passing that she thought about him from time to. As it seeped off her to the train's roof her skin was left asmooth plastic."You fool!" Paula shouted "You should have been more careful!!"he robot's cockpit reopened as Doumont laughed maddingly, "Now she ismine, like you will be mine." the machine stood up and bent over thetraveler as it reached out to grab her, "You're not so tough when yourplastic and motionless!" Who said I was motionless?" the Venus Masque turned her head to lookat Doumont in the machines chest."No way! That's impossible I.