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two." I managed to get out without slurring.
    "Hey Randi" Stacey said in a serious tone. I turned and looke d at her and noticed that she was reaching for my arm.
    "What?" I asked giving her my hand.
    "Come to bed with us" she said quietly.
    "What do you mean?" I asked, my heart pounding loudly under my tank top.
    "I mean I want us all three to go to bed together. Look, I have a big bed and I think it would be fun, what do you think Brandon?" she asked him.
    I looked over at him curious as to what his response would be. I saw his cheeks go slightly red as he looked at me and then back over to Stacey. Waiting for him to respond was making me feel self-conscious about myself. Here was Stacey standing there with her big boobs and her hips and ass and curves in all the right places, and then me standing next to her with a body that looked like it belonged more on a twelve year old boy.
    "I'm up for it if you are" Brandon said, bringing me out of my internal dialog.
    My mouth went dry at the thought of joining them for bed, but I know I would only come to regret it in the morning when it would be too awkward to even speak to the both of them.
    "I appreciate the offer guys, really, but I am just going to go to bed, I am way too drunk to handle anything too strenuous." I finally said.
    Stacey sighed, "Even drunk you use words that are way too big for a normal person. Suit yourself, we're going to bed" she said, turning toward her room, pulling Brandon behind her.
    I watched as Brandon looked at me as he followed her, then turned to look at Stacey before disappearing behind her door.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Two
     
    I reached out and grabbed the large coffee the barista was handing me with both hands. I could feel the warm liquid radiating from the cup under my hands, warming them after the frigid temperatures outside. I sighed, enjoying the warmth for a minute before I had to walk away.
    "How much do I owe you?" I asked the barista.
    "It was already paid for ma'am" he said. I looked up at him and he motioned behind me.
    I turned and there was Brandon standing behind me, "Why did you buy my coffee?" I asked him, turning t o face him.
    He shrugged, "It was the least I could do after getting you so drunk last night. I'm sure your hangover is just as gnarly as mine is" he said.
    I moaned and walked past him toward our offices, "My hangover is worse than it should be. Exactly how much did I drink last night?" I asked.
    He laughed behind me, "I have no idea, I just told the waitress that whenever your drink was empty to bring a new one until you said stop. I didn't realize that you would never say stop."
    I turned my head slightly, my head pounding with the effort, "What the hell did you do that for?" I asked him.
    He looked at me for a moment before he turned his head back to the way were walking, "I just wanted you to have a good time, that's all" he finally said.
    I laughed slightly, trying not to move my stiff neck, "Well I did have a good time." I told him.
    I saw him smile slightly but tried not to notice that it looked like a sad smile, "Good" he said simply.
    Eager to change the subject I said the first thing I could think of, "So what do you think we will find out from the space bot today?"
    "Well, I have to say that I really hope it's something new. I am so bored with everything I could just scream" he said, taking a sip of his own coffee.
    "What about you?" he asked me.
    I shrugged, "I try not to have high hopes but I just hope it is something that will help change the world as we know it. We cannot go on much longer this way."
    "What do you mean?" Brandon asked.
    "Just look at the damn place. The smog is so bad we have to c arry oxygen with us if we are outside for longer than five minutes. The temperatures are so extreme, people are dying every day." I said a little too spiritedly.
    "Wow, you are passionate about this aren't you?" he asked me.
    I looked over and saw that he was