Her hand slowly closed around my flesh and gave it a gentle squeeze. My nipple tightened and became stiff under her palm.I was tired, but not asleep. ...er touch was soothing and warm; I relaxed completely. She released my breast and smoothed her palm back over my ribcage and down to my hip; I let my hand drift down to hers. We snuggled a little closer, and I could feel her pubic hair against my thigh. She leaned over and kissed me, a light touch of lips that lingered. When it ended, I initiated. " I warned, not even knowing if she was asleep."No way." Eddie said, pausing by my doorway. "Then I'd have to share you." We giggled as we made our not so silent way down the hall. "Damn it's dark. No moon tonight." Eddie whispered, searching for the first step.Completely nude we felt our way down the stairs and into the kitchen. I turned on the stove light."Better?" Damn. It seems like a spot light now." Eddie pulled me close. "And now I like what I see." Eddie kissed me, and his hands pulled. The agents photographed their placement, seized them andbagged them, saying, "Unless there is a warrant on file these areillegally placed. Mark was right, they knew he was leaving and headingto the Finns."The agent didn't break a sweat and ordered the forensics team toexamine the cocktails, the electric panel, and the accelerant containerfor fingerprints. The team was busy at work as several deputy sheriffcruisers stopped outside the house. The team continued their businesswhile the agent in. I still thought of the first Sputnik and Sputnik II that was orbiting the Earth, wondering anew about what it would be like. I envisioned a submarine and made a ship in my mind that would cruise the depths of space instead of the depths of the ocean. For propulsion I didn't want to use rockets because they were very inefficient. For the first time I really worked on the basis of my kinetic abilities to see if they could be duplicated mechanically. I came to no real answer but I would continue.