When I got to the den, Juliehad turned the stereo on at a low volume. "Come here good looking."I was so not used to hearing that as most of my old gir...friends didn'treally like me to dress up, I think it was they felt I was competingwith them. I sat down on the couch and Julie gave me a quick kiss,which led to another one and then some more. Before I knew it we wereback in the same spot as we were the night before. Julie was wearingher clothes from her day at work and we stopped long enough. The word 'travertine' floats into my brain from some half-remembered geology class.But as much as I try to focus my attention on the pillar I can't help but feel the presence behind me. The skin on my back tingles like it's electrically charged. The hair on the nape of my neck stands up as I feel the tiniest of air currents shift, and I realize he's smelling me. He must have his face just centimeters away, and all the skin from the nape of my neck to the top of my butt flares into heat, like. That caused a stir, as for how the hell could she know, when the ships had been missing for only a day, and she was six weeks at best-travelling speeds away.Justin and I nearly pissed ourselves laughing as we had a pretty good idea that she truly did know.Then the shit really hit the fan. Colonel Lee Charles turned up. As did seven delegates from UNSEC, Major Carmichael with June, and Prince Rashid had brought Hamdan and Major Zaman and Paulo.The station was a madhouse with dozens of shuttles. .. great. Did Courtney have a thesaurus in her room? My mind went blank when I saw Kayla's tits."So it didn't feel that good at first?" asked Stephanie sounding confused."Did it hurt?" asked Megan almost at the same time as Stephanie.That's it girls! Get on Courtney's case. This guy can tell you that it was fantastic. There! That was a synonym for "great"."No! No!" Courtney replied. "It was the best feeling I ever had but it was nothing compared to how I felt later." So what was next?" asked.