More through the pressure changes on the bones than through her ears. She would hardly understand words, but the beating of his heart was clear to her.... She would have to concentrate on her sense of touch during sex, maybe that helped. In any case, she felt delivered and aroused. The even pressure on her entire skin made her at least much more sensitive. Selene went to him and let him admire and touch her body.* * *Richard loved women in rubber, but the almost complete sealing he demanded from. Fourteen U.S. companies have taken advantage of that, in addition to the government itself. There are a lot more companies in orbit and on the moon, besides mine,” I concluded.“Fourteen?” Jennings asked with a raised eyebrow.I nodded and raised my hand to count them off. “Lockheed, General Dynamics, Westinghouse, Corning, IBM, Hilton, Marriott, Bell Labs, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, Abbot Laboratories, Bristol-Meyers, and Merck and Company. That’s in addition to CRP, DigiNet, and other firms. "No, that came out wrong," Haley backpedaled. "He just does some curious stuff. D'you know he has a CANNON in his garage?"Tina looked at me. "Uh, Alan, you never told me THAT!" Oh, it's NOT a cannon. It's a bowling ball mortar. Me and a buddy each made one on a project a couple of years ago. It shoots a bowling ball into the air. Not a big deal."Joe laughed. "Unless you're under the bowling ball when it comes down. We had fun with it one afternoon. And Haley's right. Alan has always been. Katelyn noticed he had dark circles beneath his brown eyes."Listen, Mike. I'm sorry..." Katelyn began, but he stopped her.Oh no, Katelyn thought. He didn't even want to hear what she had to say, wouldn't listen to the explanation she'd been working on."Katelyn, don't apologize. It's okay. I've decided that I'm okay with you having Hayley for a lover." What?" Katelyn asked incredulously. "Did I hear that right?" Listen, I don't quite understand it myself," Mike answered, "But I mean it. I know.