"Ours. And our enemies." Well sir. I guess when you look at it that way..."Simon was interrupted by a sudden commotion from the pool area. The general...looked around, annoyed that his dramatic moment had been spoiled.Christine, a small smile playing around the corners of her mouth, looked over the screen of bushes and told the group, "Mr. Tyler is here."Those simple words seemed to curdle in General Manlius' stomach. Simon sensed the moment and excused himself, passing behind the screen of. She lightly smacked the top of his head, but let her hand linger in his similarly raven, but short hair. She smirked as if looking at a misbehaving puppy too cute to be mad at. Her fingertips slowly began to gently massage his scalp and continued to answer her friend’s questions. “Of course Kelsey doesn’t get it, the only reason she’s in physics is because Brian is in there.” Rachel told her friend. Cale, while continuing to make slow circles at the bottom of her spine with his finger,. He began to board, changed his mind and returned to the platform. When the train departed we continued to gaze at each other, and soon another train arrived and went, and then another. By the time the third train had come and gone, we had been gazing at each other for about 20 minutes. I don't know why, but I decided to make a move so I walked into the toilet (which I knew to be empty) and went to the urinal. He followed me only a few seconds later and stood next to me. By then I had a raging. You didn't have to tell me about your friends or yourself. I'll admit I was curious about their coarse demeanor but I never dreamed they were prostitutes. If you were concerned that I would hear something and think the worst about you, you are wrong. Please Laura, give me some credit. I would have said they were wrong. I never suspected."The two women were staring at one another, teary eyed. Laura rose and Sylvia joined her. They embraced.I sat and watched and listened as they went on, Sylvia.