”She carefully put the butter knife down fearing she’d drop it if she continued holding it and wake everyone in the house.“Good Morning, Mr. Gri...um, she said softly and immediately regretted not speaking louder as his hand ran down her arm, sending goosebumps popping across her skin.“I don’t know what possessed me to take a risk like that,” he said looking at her studiously.Marcie stood there waiting, her heart suddenly racing.It seemed an eternity from the time he began to bend toward her. " Good," she said, taking my hand and leading me to the huge bed."Why is it so big?" I asked dumbly."One of the perks of volunteering for this mission. We get to be the first to receive your sperm if we want. We might be the first to produce non-cloned babies." Jeez, but don't you have to test compatibility? Isn't it risky?" No," said Azani, "On Earth, some women fuck dogs but they don't give birth to half-human puppies. Nature has a way of dealing with incompatibility. It will either work or. .. and my mind was racing as I imagined the possibilities. I felt my nipples harden, but she didn't seem to notice."Flix, listen ... I think I should have your Mum's phone number, just in case." In case of what, Julia?" Like, if you had an accident, or were suddenly taken ill and couldn't speak. No-one here knows you and no-one knows who you are." Only for emergencies, right?" Felicity looked anxious."I guess so - depends how you define an emergency." I'm not sure." But you must." Must, eh.. I don't see myself that way. I don't quite have the CAP score to volunteer, but I am contributing and in a very real way putting my life on the line every day. LCPL VanDuyne says that a lot of that arrogance will get knocked off of the newly picked up sponsors once they really do see the elephant so to speak. But for now I make sure that some of the marines are with me if Marissa can't be for some reason. I learned that the hard way. I won't tell you what happened but it was vastly.