When the conversation hinted at the sexual side of his relationships, though she felt a bit out of water, Sandy felt some unusual pulls and arousal as...he would try and laugh off her inquiries, and conversation would, at least initially, become a bit stilted. Then, a little over a month ago, he replied to her questioning with a remark that Sandy had mulled over, time again, each and every day since. “You know, Mom,” he had said matter-of-factly, “What it boils down to, is that none of these. We were two women determined to be and make a family. The job I found at KCC fit me to a tee and it led to the completion of our unique loving family with Lorrie, Marcy Vicky and Ching Lee that were determined to succeed and make our place in the world.After two anxious hours the pains ended and were said to be just false labor pains, much to everyone's relief. It was still too soon by many guesses, however, Mother Nature has an agenda all her own and no matter what we have to live with. “Okay, that’s different. Someone must have been here exploring at some point.”A door in front of opened into a room with a huge metal ball, larger than a small house, in the middle of it. Some ruined carpets led off to the left. We followed them up a ramp. A series of stone tables and chairs surrounded the top of this ball. Suspended from the ceiling above was a grouping of round gems, hanging from half a dozen or more arms. The curved pathway continued up to what looked like a control. "Didn't you enjoy your wake-up call, roomie?"Leaning closer, with your weight on your elbow, you reply, "I enjoyed it, Sarah." You then kiss me deeply, while running your hand through my long, dark brown hair. "However, I'm still going to have to punish you for being so sneaky. I'm sure you'll agree that you deserve it." "Yes, Roxanne," I say quietly, with a hint of a smile.With one last kiss, you untangle yourself from me and slide down the bed, stand and walk to the dresser. I watch you bend.