Dismissive.?But I don't know. As I said, it is not my, not our, concern. Allwe do is provide a feasible solution for others to apply.? A silence had f...llen on the auditorium. A silence of expectation. ?I was going to ask you Grace ..... about Sophie. I wondered if youhad had any news .....?The opening notes of the overture filled the air. The heavilyreiterated chords of the Magic Flute.Grace de Messembry laid her forefinger to her lips, ?Later Helen,?she mouthed as she sank back in her chair,. ..you are not coming back tonight!”My cock was so hard, knowing that this beautiful woman seemed to be indicating that I was staying the night. ‘Fuck...what was I going to say to Tracy?’“I need to make a call!”“Your girlfriend? Oh ok...call her...make it quick!”I called Tracy; explained I was out with the boys, and was staying over at Steve’s house. I had done it enough times, so it was not unusual, except I always actually did stay with him! This time it was different - this time I was with. There was no resistance from her as his fingers carefully unbuttoned her blouse and took that off to be laid over the trousers. The waft of her fragrance as he did so gave him a frisson which he felt deep within his loins. He returned to the bed and smiled as she snuggled in to him. His fingers traced gentle patterns over her back and her waist, just occasionally straying to glide over the smooth fabric of her bikini briefs. Her body was now still and he judged she was able to talk. We had to stop every few days to replenish our batteries for all of our systems except the main gun. The guys in charge were a paranoid bunch and refused to give us environmental or space certified suits fearing desertion or defection to the rebels. The most important innovation installed in ALL Republic vehicles was a "KILL SWITCH" to prevent the poorly equipped rebel forces from getting even one of these old clunkers we were in.We were cruising at a leisurely 100 kms/h scanning the landscape.