22 BY THE TIME we returned to the room, the guards had gone to bed. I lifted Raanu to the top bunk and tucked her in. She put her head down, her eyes already half shut. I could only imagine how exhausted she must be. Then I went to Thayu. In the alcove under Nicha’s bed above, I lay down with her for a long kiss. Natanu in the top bunk against the far wall was unlikely to be asleep, so I didn’t dare speak, but there was so much I wanted to ask. My body told me that I should go to sleep, but I wanted her so badly. I held her and kissed her. She kissed me back, pulling me on top of her. Her skin felt even hotter than normal. She was about to go into that delightful state of flush. How easy would it be to take off the suit and have a quickie right here. A soft snore indicated that Nicha ha

