Alicia ordered coffee from the kitchen. “Thank you,” Jake said, quietly, after a moment. Porn Jake heard the exhaust fans in the bathroom shut down. Béla’s blood type had been ‘O’ rh negative. He didn’t have to wait until morning. Tonight, they would protect each other from the ghosts of their pasts during the short time they would be together. The sadness in her voice confirmed to him that, once again, something catastrophic had happened in her self-absorbed world. She hugged Jake, letting him comfort her some more. Tonight, neither of them would be alone. The sonic boom was followed by the constant roar of a ramjet, indicating that the approaching craft had slowed to less than the speed of sound.




















