" "Let's get going." "Let's get going." "Aren't you all going to change first? I did say 'by one,' and none of you look prepared for anything other than a trip to the beach." "Oh," Furry said, smiling. "Yeah, I think we should get dressed. What about you two?" "Sounds like a good idea to me," Skii replied, smiling. Nickolai, at first a little confused, quickly understood and joined the other in diving into the water of the lagoon, appearing inside the residental hall as dry as he had been before diving in. "See you two back here in, ten minutes?" "Make it twenty?" Furry asked. "You want a whole half hour?" Skii asked. "Sure, why not." "See you in a half hour." "Go," Skii said, racing down the hallway. Nickolai laughed and said, "He is enthusiastic." "So are you," she chided him gently. "Yeah," he said, stroking her head and down the back of her neck. She shivered gently and said, "I love when you touch me like that." "Come on, we did agree to be back soon. Dave, are you keeping track of the time for us?" "I am. Thank you, Nickolai." Nickolai looked around and said, "For what?" "That's the first time you've addressed me and used me in the capacity for which I am intended. |