The man calling himself Sergei now, could not shake the feeling that they were watched. Some of the ships were clearly alien, perhaps of civilizations...that joined and adopted the Common design scheme. Perhaps of vanquished foes with technology deemed inferior. Some of the designs they recognized, some of the ships looked ready to fly others had parts missing, some were literally cut in half, but it all was dark and the weak sun seemed to create more shadows than light.Sergei masked his uneasy. Not until we resolve things with Jessica. Even if it fits her rules.”“Please don’t take this the wrong way, but what about Kimmy?”“In all honesty, I think I need that,” I said. “I’ll tell Jess everything and let her decide.”“So you’re going to tell Melody and her friends ‘no’?”“For now at least. Again, that just doesn’t feel right.”“Because it’s a repeat? Or some other reason?”“Hell if I know,” I sighed. “I’ll figure it out. Maybe it means I’m only with Kimmy until Jessica comes back. You know,. As he lies panting on her, he trys to remember when he's come so many times in a 12 hour period. Probably never."Shall we walk back?" she asks, "I'm getting hungry again."As they stroll back, the spent waves foaming about her ankles, occasionally as high as her knees, he cannot imagine any connection between her youth and beauty and himself.The next day, the day after the park experience, he'd made sure to go to the supermarket with his friend from accounting. He hadn't seen her at all and'd. She glanced at her wrist watch as she went through the gates. Still five minutes to go, so she had time to pick a nice spot. The lawn she found was occupied by more women, but there was still room for her by a small flower bed almost in the middle, so she sat down and waited for the minutes to go by.She had been nervous ever since that man had stopped her in the street an hour ago. It had been strange how he had touched her arm and mumbled some words she didn't quite get, but when he had asked.