"But to tell the truth, I think it gets worse. There's no way the three of your stepparents could have pulled this off alone for about a hundred reaso...ns I can think of right off the top of my head. My god, it's even touched you here on Mars, and I don't mean just the shuttle accident which is beginning to look like no accident at all. Somebody here, in Mars-gov, has to be in on it or you wouldn't be here with me right now. That's not easy to do; not that Marsmen are any better then terrapors,. I still managed to win, but as the match timer flashed at the end, I realized Rick had been gone about 25 minutes. I may not time Rick's bathroom habits, but that seemed long even for being drunk. I started to stand but Lucy caught my arm again and pulled me back into my seat. She wasn't terribly strong, but the alcohol mixed with surprise gave her the edge of my lack of balance and I came crashing back down. As I turned to face her she spoke before I could ask why she did that “So it's so. Your eyes smolder, and your breath quickens in the heat of the room. I am sure you can hear the pounding of my heart as I reach for your glass. I pull you toward me, brushing my lips lightly against your fingers, your cheek and finally your warm, soft lips. You open to me, and I taste the rich red wine again beneath your tongue. This kiss is what we’ve been building toward---this moment of electric connection. Lingering, I tangle my fingers in your hair and your touch traces fire down. There, I said it." She sobbed and leaned into my shoulder."Ok, this is really getting weird. Maybe I should just talk to my girlfriends about this." Do any of them have a penis?" "Uh NO, I said girlfriends, silly." Ok, so you can talk to them for comfort, etc. But if you want answers, you need to talk to a guy. No guy in the world knows more about you than I do my dear." I kissed the top of her head. "Well, yes and no. You know an awful lot about me, but our sexuality is not something we've.