There is still massive construction in progress to complete the integration with the Eastern seaboard.The train sounded a one-minute warning chime. I ...hecked my seatbelt and chair controls. Everything seemed in order. I left the default mode on for opaque windows starting at 15 seconds after departure. There was a slight sense of pressure as the train sealed, and then a final warning chime. My seat locked in the correct orientation with full computer control, and at precisely 10:45:00 the train. To me, it looked like a third-grade class art show at a PTA, except with tuxedos and booze.Carla looked outstanding. She was wearing an off the shoulder dress that clung to her body and made me want to map every curve. She held my hand from the moment I arrived at their house and didn’t let go through most of the evening. The only time she did drop my hand, was after pulling me into a dark alcove and putting her arms around my neck.We had a nice, steamy make out session there, her body pressed. Helen turned her head towards her husband, her dress riding up so I got a bit more than a glimpse of her stocking tops as she kissed him. Paddy lay on the carpet at their feet, for myself I felt like a fish out of water, as though I was intruding on this couples life, and wondered why Karen never wore a skirt or dress, never kissed me with that look of love in her eyes never wore anything revealing or even remotely sexy. We had started our second bottle of wine when Paddy decided to whine to be. He had mastered his technique of escape years before, and while she knew he knew that she knew what he was doing, it was a game they continued to play and enjoy.He had started soon after his daughter Kathryn Frances had been born as a way for him to cover her nighttime feedings without disturbing Patty. As Katie grew older, Bobby frequently had to race JR to see who would get to her first in the mornings to service her needs.Listening as Bobby silently pulled on sweats, Patty continued to feign.