"Eliana frowned. "Didn't the station sensors pick up anything?" I've checked. No."She sighed. "Basel, can we turn your scanner into a creature detecto...?" I've been thinking about that. PATH is not well suited to the task of giving a quick alert. The scanner has to transmit the raw data into the station library, and there's a two-minute processing delay once the data is in the library." He paused for a moment. "And it takes at least that long for the pre-processing and to transmit the data here. ‘You let her calm right back down again before the slow torment started all over again.’‘No, please,’ said Meg desperately, pulling against her restraints. God, she wasn’t even in a position to be able to make herself come, not that she’d ever had any success in that department. Meg’s arousal had always relied heavily on being in the hands of another person and not knowing what would happen next. ‘You can’t leave me like this.’‘You know, I actually agree with you,’ he replied. ‘It would. I couldn't believe how stupid I had been.Instead of going straight home, I took her to a nearby park that I liked to visit around sunset. The way the fading light of evening glowed on the trees turned an otherwise mundane sight into a magical wonderland. I wanted to share it with Kimmy.We sat on a bench with my arm around her and her head resting on my chest as we talked about nothing in particular and watched the sun go down, just enjoying each other's company. I sometimes came here alone to. “Sweetheart, say hi to Mr. Lynn.”“Hi, Mr. Lynn,” the three year-old giggled.“Hi there,” replied the normally quiet man.“Come on inside.”Mark introduced his teammate to the rest of the family - his wife, Kristine, and their other k**s, Jeremy & Amber. Lynn selected a male pup with a blue brindle coat. Mark explained that they needed another three weeks before they could be weaned. Kristine asked Lynn to join them for lunch. Lynn ate hamburgers and oven fries with the Lizamas. Amber and Lauren.