We went on like that for some time, and I was pleased that I'd met someone that I could talk to, who was funny and smart. We exchanged numbers, and I ...hought that I'd made a new friend, not easy to do in this urban area. I said I had to get back, and said goodbye. She looked a little wistful as I walked out the door.I was beside my car, looking for my car keys in my jeans pocket, when I suddenly saw a bright light in the back of my eyes, followed by a sharp pain in my scalp. I half turned. . Maybe you don't deserve your reward?"Tyler's eyes widened and he quickly asked properly. "Alison, Lea wantsyou to touch her!" Lea. This was the name they decided on for the new,improved young boy. "Lea's" eyes filled with tears after this. He wasn'tused to this at all and referring to himself as a girl was soemasculating. What would his mother think?Alison thought it was perfect. She got onto the bed and put on hisreward. "Good girl." She moved her right hand slowly to the left andright,. "You didn't put a virus or something into my system while I was at lunch, did you? I know how mad you were when you got passed up for my job and then had to take a secretary's job when the layoff hit." "Of course not." Paula said. "It's almost five. Why don't we leave it until the morning? I'm sure you can find it then." Maybe I am a bit overworked." Paul sighed as he shut off the computer and packed his things in a brief case. Soon joining her in the elevator. "Want to go out for a drink?". John's. I gathered everyone. I told them I was thinking of making this our base and exploring the Islands before moving into the continent. Once we have flown over most of the area looking for people and signs of people and met those we could, we would move to the continent and set up another base. That sounded good to everyone and would be our program. Although I did it reluctantly, separating our flights would double the area we could cover in the same amount of time. I decided to do that.