"Seanna leaned forward now as well. "The Rubidium deposits we have seen ran out a hundred meters back the way we have come." She said taking the porti...n of protein bar Anja held out to her without thinking. "I have not seen any since, which is very strange to be honest." Then why would they keep digging?" Atropos asked. "If there is none of this ore in this rock around us, why keep drilling down at such a gradual slope. Wouldn't you want to find more of this ore and make dramatic changes in. ” “Really? That is hard to believe. Do you think he has someone on the side?” I asked then immediately realized that was not very nice to ask.“I don’t know. I am almost afraid of finding out. He does travel out of town and often works late.”I had to ask, “Have you thought of taking a lover?” “I have many times and have actually had two lovers but they both turned out to want more than just sex. I would like to have a sexual relationship without any commitments and hassles.” “Then I guess I am. .."' I let my breath out and looked into his eyes to see how he would respond. I hadn't tried anything like this before. My heart was pounding so hard I was sure he could see it and hear it, too! "We went on like that for a while...we would do some biology stuff, I then either I would show him a picture or he would show me, and we would talk about it and tease each other a little..but we were good students, and trying to keep our focus on our project, too.....I didn't know what to expect, I had. Mark filled the glasses, handing her one and sipping the other.Samara took her glass of water, and then murmured, "Do I look like that?" She ran her finger tip across the paper, tracing the line of her own flank as she'd lain on the couch."Yes," Mark replied, sipping his water again.Samara flashed him a dazzling smile, and then sipped her own glass of water. "So, where are you from?" Mark asked idly, trying to keep his eyes on her face, despite the invitation of the long lines of soft, female.