I think I was much shorter than I usually was with some of the stupidity that I normally handled with more humor. Even this group could tell I was a l...ttle distracted, but did they know about what, or whom?Several restless days later she appeared again, this time walking ahead of me in the halls. I caught sight of the pink at first and then realized it was her. The halls and sidewalks were so crowded that she quickly lost me in the maze of people. When I gave up the search I found I was outside. MMD was the reason that the Confederacy hesitated to ask this body, the United Nations, for aid to contain the Sa’arm. There are others who could have policed our species, but Colonel Lawrence was selected.“Tom, tell this audience about Johnny Dorman.”“Yes, sir,” I squashed my reluctance. Was it mere reluctance or was I conditioned to keep secrets? “Johnny Dorman was infiltrated into Central Command more than a year before I was involved with the Confederacy. He was appointed the security. His eyes are steel-gray and intense, as if he looks past your naked flesh and judges the weight of your soul.He runs his hands across your chest, tracing the ridges of your ribs. "You are mine now. You have no will of your own. You exist for my pleasure and that of anyone else I see fit." His voice is quiet, yet commanding. "You have no rights. However, I reward slaves who serve well with certain privileges. Perhaps you will earn that honor. Perhaps not. Either way, you will serve me, in. “Well I just happen to have a surprise for both of us,” I replied as I handed him an envelope. He opened it and it contained a picture. Of course he smiled as he looked at it. “Are you serious?” Jake asked. It was my sonogram picture.“Yes, I'm 9 weeks pregnant,” I replied. He kissed me very passionately as he pulled me on top of him. We both had sparked some tears for a few minutes and he felt my stomach as well. A minute later our parents dropped by and came into our room, at least we were.