“Damn, and I can’t tell anyone.”I shook my head. We had the lie ready. I went to a party with James the night after he popped my cherry. It was ...our alibi. People saw me there. Then I even disappeared for a while, hiding in a bathroom, and reappeared looking a little disheveled. A few of my friends gave me speculative looks, and I just winked at them. When I inevitably had to tell Mom, I would claim it was a stupid mistake at a party. There was a guy and we had sex but I didn’t know him. And I. And made sure that I knew it, too.I stopped at a store and picked up a 12 pack of bottled water and a 12 pack of cokes. I also added some snacks. I didn't know how long this day's events would go, so I thought it better to have some stuff on hand for hydration and energy.Lucille was already parked in front of the door when I got there, and I was fairly early. I let us both in, then I went out and brought in the stuff I had bought. I put the drinks in the little fridge, while she adjusted the A.. She kept silent though.Aocles activated the cloak and shot forward towards the emerging cruisers. They weren't small and they definitely weren't pretty. The bulky ships started shooting almost as soon as the Trans-space holes were closed. Interesting. He stored that bit of information away. From their distance their shots weren't accurate but they didn't care. They just wanted to get rid of the Tol presence. The Arabius evaded any shots that came close and returned fire. As her shots closed on. We have consolidated this position well but we would have to give it up without a fight to a large group bent on taking it. It's a lot to lose. So, Missus Dillard, how do we go about finding these nice people?"Pat smiled at being called, "Missus." She said, "I think we need to look around Dalton and maybe up to Chattanooga. We know there are people around Ellijay but they are as elusive as we are. Someone has to take the lead in making a contact. It's a risk but I would like to put up a sign in.