I wanted to leave right then, but I couldn't. Something about the situation I was in was making me stay. I didn't know what it was. She kissed me, and...I kissed her back, this time letting my tongue slide into her mouth first. "Want me to go further?" she asked. I nodded involuntarily. With that said, she slipped her hands up my shirt and underneath my bra, feeling and groping my chest. The only other time anyone has done this to me was at my seventeeth birthday party, playing Truth or Dare. It. * * * * * * * * * *"Hey, the Colleseum is coming up on the left." Rivers repositionedhimself in the back seat of the cab, peering out to catch a glimpse ofone of his favorite European landmarks by night. He turned to look atSam, who sat motionless, his arms folded, looking straight ahead."Trust me, you're gonna want to see this."Sam turned, his blue eyes casting a withering look at Rivers."You know, you have a really good pout," Rivers sighed, leaning backagain in his seat. He had. "Look! You're making the same mistake the Chofri made! We're not just concerned with protecting Earth. To be successful, we have to find a way to completely defeat the Gorz. We have to make sure that they never come back! It's not enough to repel them! You've all seen the recordings from their assault on Chofri. If we do not destroy them, they will simply rebuild and come back stronger than ever! I don't claim to be a military genius but it's clear that fighting them in this system is a recipe. I croaked, "I?m getting some water. While I?m gone, finish stripping, then get up on the pool table, lay down on your back, and put your hands and feet in the corner pockets." On the way out of the room, I turned out all the lights except for the one over the table. Got two glasses of ice water and was about to head back down when I had a thought, and went up to my room to get the one set of contacts I left out. I went back down making noise this time, and when I got back Betsy was naked,.