Catherine peeled off her tee-shirt, grabbed one as well and joined the three outside on the balcony as Bill sat down on the bed, as far away from them...as he could.When they were through, they each came back in and got dressed. While Bill sat there and stared, Mark put on shorts and a tee-shirt, Meredith dressed in a sarong, Lisa in shorts and a halter and Kat put on her bikini."Ready to go?" asked Kat as she wrapped a see-through sarong over her bikini. To a neutral observer, she was the most. Biology was particularly hard on me and I wished I'd taken physics instead. Except I'd be taking physics next year. Oh, well.I fixed a lot of crockpot meals and sort of felt bad about it. I even talked to Betts on the phone one night and we shared crockpot discoveries with each other. Imagine that! Mom and Dad didn't mind the meals as there were always leftovers that they took in their lunches. I was trying to carry a lunch to school, but I didn't have a way to heat up leftover chili and it. As she put them down on the table Rick half stood and leaned forward, gently kissing her mouth. The kiss lingered longer than the one they’d had at her door and she felt her stomach do a little somersault but she stayed there, kissing him back, even leaning forward slightly. As their kiss continued she felt Rick put his hand gently on the back of her neck. As their lips moved apart Rick took her hand and guided her around the table. He sat back into his chair and Gina moved to sit sideways in. Well, at least until I realized they were people, not birds.It had been over eight hours. I awoke with the typical iron rod I usually had in the morning. It was neatly snuggled inside the holographic Fong unit, ready to go. Fong sensed my waking from the increased pressure, and stretching her nether region. Her eyes met mine as she opened them.Fong whispered with a smile on her face. "Now that's what I liked wake up to."I just smiled back as I stared into her eyes. With barely perceptible.