"It took us almost thirty hours to get beyond the range of the weapons. Another three brought us behind an old crater. During the voyage I came to the...conclusion that the AI should continue as Carlton, mostly in memory of the last entity to call this hull home. At least now, the name fit the obvious gender.Looking through the optics on the ship I saw the Earth. A large storm was over the Pacific Ocean, and thin cloud cover hung over my home. Time to tell them that we are alive I. .. How could I not fall in love with that person?”She blushed and broke eye contact, which had to be a good sign.“ ... I need to think about it.”“I understand, take your time.”She turned towards the door. “I’m going to go for a bath now, and I think I should do that alone.”“That’s fine, go ahead.”I tried to be nonchalant, but in reality I was disappointed that I wouldn’t have another chance to see her in the bath. I suppose things were going well, overall, though.Having nothing better to do for. " "And Drew has thawed steak and lamb chops out," Dave said. "Good lets get going then," Henry said. "Dave and I will have to change we can't ride the quad bike in these clothes," said Tess. Drew was slightly annoyed at the idea of spending the evening with his parents and Tess and Dave together. But he had been out voted. "I will just load up the tractor with a few things to make your camp site a bit more comfortable and then we will get going then," Drew said and stood up, "Dave can you and. You can read their eyes and grins. Typically those grins and glares usually turn into lust and love, but the two of us had made some requirements for each other. I don't want to distract people from the story, so if you want to read about some things relative to Japanese culture and this story, check the bottom of the page. So the two of us had made some requirements over the months before we planned on seeing each other again. We both concluded that because she didn't want me to wear a condom,.