Arlene didn’t stop until the alien monstrosity was only a tiny blur that was difficult to distinguish in the starfield even under maximum magnificat...on. Even then, she snuggled them against another asteroid to give their cloaking a better chance of blending them into their background.When they were again settled in, Ann commented as she nodded to the screen. “I wonder what brought this on.”“Well, we haven’t seen the ship doing its shimmer in quite a while, and the thing is absolutely pouring. ”“Okay ... I’ll need to take them off before falling asleep. Tight fabric makes me itchy.”“Don’t worry -- you’ll be totally naked before you know it.”Together they turned down the covers and slid between the sheets. “Fresh linens,” he remarked. “I do like the scent of whatever spray you used. It’s outdoorsy.”They lay facing each other, kissing and each caressing the other’s back and buttocks. Kara eased Adam onto his back. She knelt over him with her breasts over his face. “You’re taking the. ”“You sure? You went somewhere in your head there.”“Yeah.”“What were you thinking about?”He takes his weight off his knees and slides off my lap. He slips off the couch and sits in front of me, but he’s so tall we’re still eye to eye.“I don’t know. My mind kind of blanked.”“Oh,” he says. We both know this means we’re done. It’ll be a cold night for both of us.“Why are you covering your nipples?” A smile fills his face. He’s trying to make the best of it for both of us. “It’s not like I haven’t. "- George StraitWe had been fighting a lot; some weeks it seemed like every day. Most of it was small stuff: she wanted a new car and I wanted a new HD plasma TV. She wanted to go to Montego Bay for vacation and I wanted to go to Durango. I wanted kids; she didn't. She wanted to go out partying all the time and I liked to kind of hang around the house — I worked hard and liked to relax on my time off.Maybe part of it is that I was ten years older than Cindy. I'm forty-two and she's just over.