“A game computer!”At first, I said no. I’d tried explaining my doubts about the violent games but over the next few weeks his nagging eventually...wore me down and I reluctantly agreed. Forever thinking I had enough time, I'd left it to the last moment to get his present and now I was almost too late.I burst through the mall doors and was glad to be out of the ghastly weather. I heard a security guard in the distance shouting that everything would be closing, but ignoring his protestations, I. “No,” Vanessa struck her down bluntly.Afterwards, Jake and Lottie went to their respective rooms to take a nap. Vanessa and Devante lingered at the dining table, sharing a beer and eating pretzels while playing cards. She had suggested ‘Old Maid’ in a playful reference to herself.Devante grinned and shook his head as he shuffled the cards. “Not even close. You and Lottie don’t look or act anything like old maids.”Her chin resting on her palm as she regarded him, she said, “Why, thank you, young. We don’t know each other. I’m not that sort of person. I’m into men. I’ve never… I mean I’m not…”“Don’t worry, we’ll be gentle,” Sophie reached out for Lucy’s hand and pulled her into the room.Lucy noticed Sophie’s boyfriend Liam sitting on the end of the bed. He smiled at Lucy as he stood up and ran his hands through his glossy, dark hair. He wasn’t wearing any clothes and his naked body was better than Lucy had imagined. His muscular arms looked strong and welcoming. His toned abs were. I'd learned enough about those responses to be able to tell that I had two very nervous Craxill on my hands.Priya wasn't nervous, but she was following the proceedings very closely. I wondered if she'd make the jump before John and Rillnam did.Shifting topics for a moment, I said, "I got a very interesting package the other day, from a highly placed source, that told me some interesting history about the Craxill, history that is not often shared."It seems that back in the home system, the.