" "I . . . yes." Emma closed her eyes and drank in the feel of their bodies together. She hadn't been this close to anyone in so long. She hadn't trus...ted anyone, least of all herself, to get close. It was still a risk, always a risk, but she trusted Luke. "You're so warm." "Emma." He said her name but anything else fell away as he kissed her. He lingered on her lips for a while, but then shifted and kissed her neck, pleased when she turned her head to make it easier. A drop of whipped cream was. Susan was in the kitchen, wearing a skimpy sundress. I was finishing up Amy's room when I heard the rustle of the tree and then saw my girlfriend climb into her window."Hello," I said."Hi," she said brightly. "Almost done?" Just pulling off the tape around your mirror," I said. "Then I'm going downstairs." And has she tried anything?" Amy asked."No, I told her I needed to finish your room. No doubt she doesn't want me spending too much time up here."We spoke in whispers, interspersed with quick. I decided since his family would be there I would have to be conservative and not be as nearly risky as New Years. So I chose a flower printed summer dress that came down to my knees. It flowed and was loose at the bottom of the dress; the kind that I could twirl if I wanted to. The straps were thin so I had to wear a strapless bra, and put on a pair of panties. I put on a gold necklace, and bracelet, and finished with a pair of 3inch white pointy pumps. I put my hair in a pontail. Hannah. They had already sent several inquiries, which we intercepted. The fabricated excuses we sent in return were getting harder to come up with. We hoped that one more planet could be dealt with before the jig was up, but weren't counting on it.Even more scouts were deployed along the likely approaches of any Halim fleet. We also increased the size of our reserve force dramatically. Unfortunately, this limited the number of campaigns we could undertake at the same time. Even with the forces left in.