" No, Io, you have not failed. You applied your best judgment, and you made a decision. Perhaps it was not the optimal decision, but you should not fe...l bad about making a decision. I am sure that Zeus will not even consider it a matter to forgive. Look at all the things I've done, and he hasn't held any of them against me. When I make a decision and act on it, he has always supported me." But you are a human, and part of this team, Artemis." And you are a non-human, and are every bit a part of. Forty five minutes later we had a plan worked out. OSHA and Labor were already working on the puzzle and had called Ben for guidance.Maybe shaking one tree hard rattled some others. Calls were coming in from several other agencies that had slowly developed a ‘ho hum - so what’ attitude when replying to requests from the task force since Ben had taken over.Frank called to tell me the CIA was in the process of redirecting a satellite over Harrisburg but not to expect a continuous feed until. " I am going to the gym," Hease said. "In that body. Swim club, too." Hesighed. "I love your body." I'm glad somebody does." Xi looked bitter in Hease's body."Wow. Find a woman. We'll experiment." We can share but I want to try some of this ... alone." You know I love you, right?" Love? Like - married?" Sure." I'm not ready for...." Xi stopped. "Give me a moment. I have toprocess." She walked out of the room. A moment later she returned. Sheslammed Hease's specs to the table. "Fuckin' bitch. I. At least I haven’t totally lost my looks. Wish I could live off of them. It was true — Julie still did have her looks. Her fortieth birthday was only a year ahead of her, something she didn’t like to think about. But her hair still fell in auburn waves to her shoulders with only a dusting of silver here and there — never had to dye it yet, she thought, a point of pride. Her neck was long and straight, her tits full and firm and not too saggy under her polka-dotted top, and — thank God — her.