Brian and Lisa both stared at the blackened corpses for a moment, both knowing that they should feel outraged at the murder of fellow law enforcement ...officers, both feeling guilt that they didn't. After all, these feds had undoubtedly been on their way to yet another illegal raid upon Martian civilians when the attack occurred. When you came right down to it, shouldn't they expect this sort of thing considering the way they had been operating lately?"Ten less Earthlings we have to worry about. After a year she had asked him if he wanted to move into her apartment."Oh?" Do you have any complaints?" Well, no." Then what's the problem? You are renting your small apartment. I ownthis one, and it has plenty of room for two."He had looked at her for close to a minute. "Well. I have one - notcomplaint - but problem." He decided t0 come clean. "You see - I'm acrossdresser."After answering all of her usual questions truthfully, he had asked herif the offer was still open.She had asked for. Twenty-twenty hindsight, I guess.” She shook her head in disbelief.Lynn hugged Stephanie. “It’s all right, Honey. You’re here now, and we all love you.”Steph said, “I told Nick I didn’t want any more group sex sessions with his friends, that I was feeling cheap and too slutty. He laughed and said, ‘You are a slut; so don’t stop now. You’re on a roll.’“I cut them off about six weeks ago – except Nick. I went and got tested a few days ago, and I’m clean. Nick got mad and told me I had to make up. She couldn't even see what was happening.Marcy's racing mill of thoughts instantly stopped when she heard thatbang she instantly recognised as the backdoor. Someone was in the houseand there was nothing she could do. Her near continuous struggle againsther bonds had stopped. Her heart was racing and waves of panic coursedthrough her.She hoped beyond rational thought that if she stayed very quiet whoeverwas in the house might just leave without finding her. This certainly wasone of the most.