Not at all. I thought maybe I’d hook up with Daryl but that was it.”“You wanted to fuck the black guy?”“Yes”“Did you feel naughty?”“...Yes”“Like a slut?”He was turning it on her she could tell. He always had to control things and now he was putting his large, strong hands on the narrative, making it his story instead of hers. She couldn’t let that happen.“I wanted to be a slut. And when we got to Jack’s place, Daryl started kissing me as soon as we walked in the door and just like that, Jack. Someone has to run the control room when we pass on. A sacrifice every couple of years will maintain the necessary crew down here.”He picked up his well-read copy of the planet’s manuals. “And from what I can tell, we will have to repeat this peak reading every three or four years anyway to keep the planet from going back into stasis.”So, three hours after nightfall last night, we began communicating through the woman, Jarleena. Since then readings have continued to rise. Additional computers. I like it.So here I was, the feelings washing over me again because Katie hadaccidentally left a pair in our bed. No problem. Just an idle thought.But the next day, it happened again, a pink pair with lace trim werelying there, beckoning.The next day, it was ivory with a pale heart.Then there was red pair with a black waistband.Then one that light blue, plain.All week it went on, until it was obvious that this was no accident. Forsome reason, someone - probably Katie - was planting women's. .“Mum was always stuffy about it but dad and Brian who is 2 years younger than me had no issues if I sunbathed topless and in my knickers” and I got to thinking how good that must have been.“So what made you become a medical student, how long have you been doing that” I asked trying to get to know her better, Mel was very responsive and relaxed now, she even asked for a hit on the smoke and then coughed, “Wow!” she said getting her breath back.“I had always been interested in medicine and am 2.