53 Miles West of Venus Ch. 03

"Hold me tight." She whispered, half dozing but yet with a bit of emotion, as if she were struggling with her feelings. I thought that once I heard her sniffle, maybe even trying to suppress a tear, but she snuggled her back tighter again my chest and squeezed my all-too friendly left hand so that it grasped her breast even more firmly. A few minutes later and she was asleep. Another few moments later and so was I.