She answered before it rang the second time. “Hello Chet, love,” the weary voice on the other end said. “Hi Jess, honey. You don't sound very go...d.” “I had a rough night.” “So did I. I was worried about you.” “Well, I don't feel much better today. In fact I may be worse. Ow! Oh, Ow!” “Honey, put Grammi on the phone please.” “Mom! Chet would like to speak with you.” I heard her bedroom door open and Grammi said, “What does he… Oh, my god Jess! You look pale as a ghost. Give me that phone.. When they both came up coughing and laughing, Micah cried out across the distance that Hunter was a “lil Bitch.” Hunter immediately responded by taking off in Micah’s direction. The three remaining swimmers chuckled and circled back up. Without Hunter the conversation returned to a normal, more relaxed pace. They waded- floated along the quiet sandy beach, talking about everything from school to fishing. The peace and quiet was only temporarily interrupted as Tanner caught up to Micah and. ”“What was your news about him?” Nyrelle asked, her dark-blue eyes sparkling in the light.Edraele grinned at the nude women gathered around her. “We’re planning a rendezvous on the Terran border! Alyssa requested that all of you come along too!”“Oh, wow!” Kali gasped, her face lighting up with joy. “How long until we meet with them?”“Just over a week, but we haven’t ironed out all the details yet,” Edraele said, sharing the electrifying thrill of excitement that now buzzed in the room. “It’ll. "We're ready." Joe replied. "Here comes the pick up vehicle now."I sat up and saw an ambulance racing towards us, about a quarter mile away, lights blazing."Three, two, one! Yee-fucken-haa!!!!" Yelled Tom and suddenly a huge explosion ripped apart a car on the side of the road ahead, that I'd failed to notice.In less than an instance, the two ambulances passed. Their lights went out, our lights and siren went on and Tom stomped on the gas pedal. I nearly fell on my ass as old ambulance rocketed.