Theasa looked round the table at her comrades and captain. "I hacked into the planetary security network and we are on the list, a bounty on our heads...." She shook her head. "It's not fair we are lumped together with that murdering bitch Sisanna." A tear trailed down her cheek. "I only just failed the mating ritual." She sniffed and wiped her nose with the back of her hand. "My parents had already selected my partner, they showed me a photograph, he looked so nice. All I did was wobble a bit. At last one day, she responded back with a hello. I started with decent messages. Initially, we spoke once in a while. Later she got to like the chats and kept sending messages. I spoke to her as I knew nothing about her. She told me more about herself. And we entered her marriage life topics. Asked her why she doesn’t have kids and so on. She opened saying that husband has a problem and so on.Now, I slowly turned the topic to sex. Her husband works far away and he comes once in a week. She was. "Can I comeover and help?" I asked, feeling like I should be doing something topay them back for their kindness."Don't worry - you just get cleaned up and come on over when you'reready. It's the next cabin on your left when you go out the door."Sharon then headed outside, followed by Bob who said, "See you soon,kids." Thank you so much for everything," Mark and I called after them."No sweat," was Bob's response.Let me tell you, I didn't waste a second finding the bathroom,stripping off my. I laughingly plead fatigue and we go back to our drinks. The heat of his body sears my side as we lean on each other, laughing at someone’s joke. His hand scorches my back as he rubs my shoulder, a liberty I allow very few people. Eventually it’s the last dance…and it’s my favorite song, courtesy of Karl pulling in a favor from the DJ… Our last dance is magic…no steps out of place, only the music, and ourselves. I feel like I am drowning in his eyes as we stare at each other through the song. .