"The doctor shook his head. "No that's not it at all. This duke, arrangeda same sex marriage with you. He opened negotiations with your fatherand your...family. Its not for a specified time. Its for life. You arebeing arranged to be his bride. And that's not all. I was told to dosomething totally unforgivable and irreversible. It was horrible."Ohmygod that was it. He might be stuck for ever. "That figures, myfather had no problem. He was a very cruel heartless man. He beat meabout every day for. I think my martial arts training also deterred me, as I knew just how easy it was to hurt someone. I don’t think I was a particularly aggressive player, but I did play to win.Ryan is more into physical contact than I am. I think he would have played football, but since I was already into two sports, it was easier on the oldies if he played the same ones. He did have a bit of a temper when thwarted, but he had always controlled it.Again, I think our training let him stomp on it earlier in life. ’ The other three girls looked at each other in embarrassment. Mary spoke up. ‘We’re sorry T. You’re right, we shouldn’t have assumed anything. That was unfair.’ Tammy grinned. ‘God, you three need to lighten up. I was being honest, but I’m not mad. Do I look like I have any problems with you or what we’ve been doing?’ All three answered. ‘No.’ ‘Right. I’m guessing you haven’t had a lot of experience with anyone who’s more than fashionably bi,’ Tammy said. ‘But, I’m older and have a lot more. Kei slammed to the ground with a resounding thud. Yuri couldn’t keep from laughing as she saw the look of indignation on Kei’s face. “The vote is in! Mughi is the lightest by at least ten pounds! He’ll be our rescue pilot!”Mughi hurried into the pod before his partners could start arguing. He had fasted for days in order to insure their success in escaping this world. The local life forms were too strange for him to think about eating. On the first night he had to hide in the pod. An amorous.