Paul was slumped naked on the bed. His penis flopped to one side as he lay in a patch of their shared perspiration and his own semen. He could see the... world beyond the villa through the open doors where other passengers might occasionally walk by on the way to and from their homes. A deer was grazing less than fifty metres from the door. In most ways, it was no different inside the Anomaly to what it was on the outside. The Intrepid's systems were the same as ever."Paul!" shouted Beatrice.. " Wow." She said quietly. "That must be how you felt. When I told you about the, the investigation. Violated. Oh Corey, I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." She started to cry."Hey, hey, it's alright. Really it is." he soothed. "I'm kind of surprised I feel this way, frankly, but it's all right. Look at me." He lifted her face with a finger under her chin. "I forgive you." She sniffed a couple of times."Really?" she asked."Really. And I'll never tell anyone what you told me, I promise. Do you forgive. Petrochem’s a shaky enough foundation to build your fortune on.]And the criminals?[Criminals do things that make them money. Fucking with the US government on this level just gets you in Gitmo, ] Dey said. The terminal had a short line. She smiled at the man she got behind – he looked at her, then looked her up and down. A slow whistle came from him. Dey stopped smiling.“Sorry, just-” he started.Dey grinned. “Man, that was too easy.” She shook her head. “I was flattered, stick to your guns.”The. Her shoulder length hair framed her face perfectly. She was stunning to say the least. “Chris, have them two been talking about me?’’, Lexie asked pointing to her dad and brother. “No not at all….”, I replied. “Don’t start lying to me before our first date Chris…...”, she giggled. “Honest, no one said a word.”, I replied. I followed Lexie out of the door and walked her to my mom’s SUV. I opened the door for her and she slid in the passenger’s seat. I walked around and got into the driver’s side.