’ Rebecca was used to demonic taunting, and found them easy to ignore. A storm crept in from the west, starting with distant flashes and rumbling, t...en growing brighter and louder as it approached. The leaves above her rustled, then shook as the winds picked up. She felt the storm, knew how strong it was, marked its track in her mind and calculated what she would need. When it started dumping rain, she charged her protection circle more and stayed dry and untouched while wind lashed rain and. She blocked my exit as she spoke to Louisa, ‘Is he going?’ she demanded. ‘Yes’, said Louisa gently. She looked at me as she repeated, ‘Yes, he’s going’. ‘Well, I could stay for one more glass of wine,’ I said weakly and sat back down. My throat was parched and heart was pounding. I had an erection in my pants that I thought would explode. I felt that it would be safer to leave. To go home and have a wank. At the same time I felt entranced. The heat, the beer, the wine, these two gorgeous but. Everyone, this is Barbara, a refugee sponsor and soon to be a command post trainee. Barbara, we have here Fred, who was on the other laser earlier today. I'd like you to meet Linus and Tyson, who serve as ground crew on the lasers and had the hard job of keeping Fred and me on target. Brad is another of our gunners. Cleo you met earlier."Barbara looked at Cleo who pirouetted. She was wearing a gold miniskirt and halter-top, which looked particularly sexy. Barbara still paused. "Wait, weren't. Had changed its priority to me as humanity was no longer a threat to it. I anticipated that the A.I. was turning all its resources towards finding a way to defeat me.It was one of the few times I was sleeping, a real sleep. My mind was silent, I was left with just my thoughts. Over the years my guests as I called them, had come to understand my need for sleep and for them to allow me that alone time. I dreamt of Marina. I was standing in a ruined building looking out at the sun. I heard.