"Okay," I replied, before I left. I strolled to my desk as sweat flowed down my whole figure. "Holy shit, what was that about? I get a raise and then ...that happens? Am I dreaming?" I pondered, bringing my hands to my head. I sat back down and my fingers from my right came to my neck. "Shit, my heart is racing." I felt it for a minute and then suddenly the hallway door opened. "Oh, hello, Mr. Harper. I didn't know you were coming," I said, smiling with my eyebrows up. "Shh, I'm trying to surprise. "Yep, I'm awake. Have a nice nap?" I guess so, sorry about that. I suppose that's what happens when you hook up with an old man like me." Don't beat yourself up Don. After sex like that, you can nap for a week, as long as you promise you will make love to me again." Hmmmm, I don't know, I think an hour or so is preferable to a week, don't you?"And then I leaned in to kiss her. The kiss was long and passionate but in a slower more relaxed way. I started kissing down her face 'til I reached her. His predecessor must have met his fate somewhere on that journey. The impulse that started the animation machine raising the mindless clone had come from an implanted device in the original body. It was only a single data burst containing no data of the reason for his demise or the actual location where it happened. The data pulse traveled instantaneous on the GalNet network.Small robotic fingers massaged his body stimulating his muscles and nerves. It was an unpleasant and painful process that. Lobster mac and cheese that I made! Alaina managed to keep a pleasant smile on her face. “I made lots, so don’t be shy!”He held his hand out across the table, and Mom passed her plate over. “Such a gentleman!” she remarked, her gaze not leaving Laura. The plate returned to her a moment later, completely filled.“May I?” Will asked, turning to Alaina. His hand inched towards her plate.“No, you go first,” she said, forcefully smiling back at him.He shrugged, then started filling his own plate..