We have no further business for the day so I’m allowed to go home early. “Stop.” A set of strong hands capture my hips right before a hard ches... meets my back and soft lips graze the sensitive flesh of my neck. “Come home with me tonight. I miss the way you feel.” “Why should I? Remember I was used in your game to get rid of Nicole!” I snap while yanking my body away from him, instantly annoyed by him and his bi-polar behavior over the course of the day. He can go to hell. “Go find some other. In the morning, Sharon showered first, and Gayle showered second. Gayle had fried eggs for Bill and him before leaving. It had been a Saturday, which meant that he didn’t need to be anywhere until his barista gig started in the late afternoon.Well, his memories had moved faster than Steve’s realities. Steve was still moving in and out, but he seemed to be finding that he needed to speed up.Gayle’s expression was serious. She might be enjoying herself, and the motions of her hands up and down. One good thing about her new school was that, unlike her old one, they didn’t use corporal punishment. Instead they only used detentions unless the misbehavior was severe enough to require suspension or expulsion. It was rumored, at her old school across town, that even those could be worked around, though exactly how no one seemed to know.Her first class was history and it was basically a repeat of what she had had at her old school a year ago. She tried to pay attention, she really did,. She said she had burnt those bridges and the pain of losing us both was too much. I never asked about you again.”“I’m going to be on this ship when it leaves Earth, son, come hell or high water.”Kyle nodded. He was too choked up to speak. Lee and Sean both hugged him tight, and everyone gave them a minute to settle down.Sean sat back and grinned, “Well, the question is, are you two going to vote with us for the take over?”“In a bloody heartbeat, Bro,” Kyle said.Robert smiled, “Well, that sorts.