It rises and falls like the water reaching a pool from a cliff; deep, rumbling, musical. No wonder men follow you. No wonder men want to be you. No...wonder women circle you like asteroids… No, like cats in heat. But you are mine and I am the only cat in heat you need.But I couldn’t mark you, couldn’t leave you with an unforgettable essence and memory of me, and I am angry.Still, I know it is the hormones talking for I love you too much to saddle you with my senseless needs.You are doing what. Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize you had someone in here with you.”“It’s OK,” Jocelyn said. “I need to go move my laundry from the washer to the dryer. Mik, I’ll be back in a bit.”“Sounds good, Jos. Gene, come on in.”She left, closing the door behind her, and Gene sat down on the opposite couch.“I need some advice.”I smiled, “The doctor is in. That’ll be 5¢ please.”He laughed, “Funny, you don’t look like Lucy van Pelt!”“And I’m happy about that. What’s up?”“Can this be totally confidential?”“And. A quarter of a second later, the other was knocked down with two bean bags hitting him in the chest as he turned and started to say, “Jeezz...”The SEALs pulled their pistols and Dubois said, “Armis?”And a second after she beamed in originally, Armis beamed back in to the room, on the other side. She made sure to keep out of the line of fire. Total elapsed time, 1.23 seconds.Armis: “Senator, do you know where they’re keeping Jeff?”MacDowell: “Another room on this floor ... I think.”Melchior: “Do. It dangled there. I took a drag from mine before I handed it over for him to put the tip of my ember smoke-stick to the tip of his. He inhaled life into his cigarette. "Thanks," he said in a voice that startled because it was deep yet soft, like distant rumbling thunder. "I caught you staring at my ass." It was an obvious accusation that wasn't tinged with anger but more like bemusement. "I get that a lot." I shrugged. What could I say? Where was this leading? I continued to smoke in silence,.