She caps it and wipes at her chin. "Thanks," she rasps, grudgingly. "Your very welcome," Jackson says. "Are you alright now?" Talia nods. It feels lik...e that's all she's been doing today. "Good. We're on in about ten minutes. Can you still do this?" No , Talia thinks. "Yes," is what she says. * They go over the scene one more time. It's her first shoot, so it's going to be simple. Jackson is her teacher, and they've been in an illegal, albeit committed relationship for a few weeks now.. ‘Whatever you’d like me to do to make up for my transgressions, I’ll be happy to oblige.’ ‘What if I said, ‘No’?’ I said again. ‘Then that would call for a switch in plans,’ he said. ‘I know where you live. I know your son is out for the evening. I know you have a dozen red roses with petals I could brush across your alabaster skin … slowly. I know you have a brand-new crop that’s begging to be broken in. Begging the way you did for me that night we first met.’ ‘So I really don’t have a choice,. Once the pathways were down, they could now go in and create or build public buildings. They couldn’t just create an unlimited number of buildings, though. The system knew the population and how much of the population was school-aged children, so it would only allow as many schools as the population required. Just like normal cities, as populations grew and school attendance in an area dropped, they often had to deconstruct an older, less-used school to build a new one in a more populated area.. "Baby," she murmured in Jessica's ear, "I really don't want you to go tonight. I really don't want to say goodbye. I understand that you have to; I just want you to know that I really don't want to let you go."I don't suppose there's any way you could stay?"Jessica looked in her eyes, a shy smile creeping across her face. "I really don't want to go either. I suppose I could call Mom and leave a message on the machine... but I seriously can't show up for brunch with you in the morning... you'll.