You did a great job, today, Claire, Ms. Vandermark said as she came out from behind the screen. Thanks, Mrs. Vandermark. The teacher tsked softly. Ive...told you to call me Lily, she said, pursing her lips. Claire couldnt help the sheepish smile. Yes, Lily. You want me to wait for you? Claire saw her eyes darting to her desk, where a picture of her and her handsome husband sat. No, you go on home. I know you have plans tonight, she teased. Ill lock everything up for you, okay? Thanks, Claire.. Edward was sent to wake up all the others, and to tell them to man their positions."Max... Anything?" They're coming," Max said. "Maybe a quarter-mile. I can't tell how many. Maybe about six, but I can't really tell." Moving fast? Slow?" Slow. Trying to stay behind cover, but there isn't much. Slow." Can you see them, Roald?" No. Nothing." He couldn't, from where he is," Max said. They're out of his line of sight. The building's in his way. They're way off, left." Left of the entrance? Looking. The faint hum of the fluorescent lights as they bathed her in their pale white glow was occasionally drowned out by the bump of her cart as she struggled at each turn into another aisle. Her face started to take on a gentle flush as blood rushed to color her beautiful, symmetrical features; she could feel it in the rising heat at her cheeks. If she concentrated, she could trace the heat to the source, somewhere at her A-cups, rippling gently across the piercing of her pink left nipple on the. Frank tossed the bags in the back. Ali climbed into what passed for a back seat, sitting across it with her knees bent. Carol slid into the driver's seat. As Frank got in, he seemed to notice Alicia's legs for the first time, peeking out of her white shorts. "You've been getting a tan haven't you?", Frank said, closing the door. "What else is summer for?", Alicia laughed. They drove off into the night, leaving the bright airport behind. The air flowing in the open windows felt good, even though.