Chapter 1122

Now I Really Want To See

Young Allison took some extra time to make herself look Tight. She'd even wanted to dress like Cameron. She'd been able to get a good look at Cameron when they were in the museum at Palm Springs. She knew she had the same outfit. It didn't surprise her in the slightest. Cameron procured most of her wardrobe for her. Her efforts at attire didn't go unnoticed. Savannah, Cameron and Cammy were all impressed. They weren't the only ones. It seemed to captivate both of the Reese brothers as well.

"I can't believe that Young Allison looks exactly like Cameron." Kyle said.

Derek noticed it too. It was impossible not to notice.

"Other than the very slight size difference, they look identical." Derek said. "They're even wearing the same clothes."

Kyle could see the development was more than skin deep. It was clear that Young Allison was well advanced beyond her physical years. They were told that her academic work was at or beyond the graduate level. They both knew Allison was never that advanced at anything.

"I'm especially impressed by her knowledge." Kyle said. "Her Terminator upbringing really shows."

There was a human side to her. She didn't radiate any of the Terminator indifference. There was always a beautiful smile on her face or sweet laughter in her voice. Sometimes when a Terminator worked on a task, especially a repetitive one, their face soon showed no emotion at all. There was a blank look to it that was just different from what one would see on a human in the same circumstances. The Metal girls were a lot better at things but sometimes their faces still showed it.

"Savannah and Claire keep her human." Derek said. "All the girls do."

Kyle thought it was something important. Sarah previously expressed her concern to him about it.

"Sarah told me that too." Kyle said. "She told Claire to keep an eye on it."

Young Allison looked over at them and then headed straight for them. There was a beautiful smile on her face. There was a look of elegance about her.

Derek was afraid she'd heard them talking about her. He didn't want to get into a confrontation. That would probably get Cameron upset.

"We're busted." Derek said.

Kyle wasn't so sure. Young Allison looked angelic, not aggressive. He was aware that the female Terminators could walk up to someone with a smile on their face and then snap their neck. They didn't need to worry about that from Young Allison but it was a technique used to get closer to the target to make termination easier. They were told the 'mark' never saw it coming. They were told some of them actually died with a smile on their face when a Terminator acted quickly.

"I don't think we're in trouble, be cool." Kyle said.

Derek didn't want to get caught flat footed. He wanted to get a compliment out there. It would be an honest compliment too.

Young Allison was almost to where the Reese brothers were at.

"I have to say you look beautiful, Allison." Derek said. "Even more so than normal I might add. That's pretty hard to do since you always look perfect."

Kyle thought it was a good approach. He believed true beauty should be complimented.

"I agree." Kyle said. "Beauty and perfection radiates off of you, Allison."

Young Allison didn't think it was a big deal. It was just how she looked. She might be fixed up a little bit but she still looked like who she was in the end.

"Allison should have looked just like me, since she is me." Young Allison said.

There was truth to that and a different reality.

"That's true but survival is all we could deal with in the Wastelands." Derek said. "No one knew when their next meal would be or even what it would be. The females had additional worries when they were on their own searching for food. Everyone was dirty and no one ever looked good."

Kyle felt that was true until Cameron arrived in their future. At that point there was someone who looked really good.

Young Allison always asked Allison to tell things to her straight.

"Allison told me of the struggles you all endured." Young Allison said. "I know many of the things that happened. Most weren't pleasant and some were violent."

Allison had been very specific to Young Allison about appearance in the Wastelands. It was a liability. Allison told her it was safer to look as plain as possible. If someone attracted any attention, there would most likely be abuse that followed later on. Allison told her that she used to try to keep her face covered with her hair as much as possible. Allison told her what it was like to wake up with a knife pressed to her throat or a gun to the side of her head. She just needed to lay there for the next couple of minutes and take the abuse. It was something that all the females needed to endure at some point. It wasn't something that she looked forward to but understood it was a real possibility in a Skynet future. Nobody knew what the future would bring. Right now it was her goal to infiltrate and control the Reese brothers.

Derek and Kyle looked at each other. They didn't know where this was going. It seemed that Young Allison disrupted their thinking. Her appearance and mannerism were very alluring and distracting. Bringing up the horrors of the past, the future, further redirected their thinking. There were many different thoughts bouncing around inside their heads right now.

Young Allison spoke with both of them for a while. She was the one in control. She took the conversation in the direction she wanted it to go.

Cameron and Savannah watched from the distance. It was perfect. Young Allison used her infiltration training to its fullest and hadn't needed to be sexual about it to take control.

Savannah kept an eye on Young Allison to make sure she didn't take it too far.

Cameron knew a change in outfits would turn more heads and further distract the targets. She realized if she'd worn more risque clothing that would be how Young Allison was dressed right now.

Savannah watched Young Allison. It was evident that she was 'testing' herself against two hardened Resistance fighters.

"She's throwing them off their guard and focus." Savannah said.

Cameron was very proud of Young Allison and Savannah.

"She knows all the tricks. They were discussing how intelligent and beautiful she is." Cameron said. "I've taught her everything I've taught you. There are ways to stay in control and protect both of you."

Savannah used the 'tricks' Cameron taught her before.

"I've used them too." Savannah said.

Savannah could see the love and pride on Cameron's face as she watched Young Allison. It was clear Cameron was pleased with her training and ability. Cameron was most pleased that Young Allison was just like her. It's what Cameron wanted.

Cameron wanted Young Allison to be the human version of her.

There was something that still bothered Savannah. She'd mentioned it to Cameron before. It was clear it was going to be an issue. It was something she didn't want to get away from her. She was sure that Young Allison was going to need a chaperone that would be willing to put the brakes on her as necessary. She wasn't sure that Cameron would actually do that. She also knew that Young Allison could 'order' both Cameron and Anna not to interfere with her. She didn't think it was a good combination. Young Allison wouldn't be able to 'order' her nor would she be able to 'order' Young Allison. They were equals. She felt something needed to be said to address the issue.

"I'll need to be with Young Allison most of the time when she's in the past." Savannah said.

Cameron depended on Savannah's assistance. With Young Allison, she would need plenty of help. Anna already indicated to her that Young Allison was seductive and manipulative towards several of the Metal girls. It happened right in front of her when she was distracted.

"I can see that." Cameron said. "She'll grow beyond my influence. She won't grow beyond yours. I know that you won't let her."

Savannah didn't see it as a problem. She always thought it was how Cameron intended it to be.

"Isn't that what you want?" Savannah asked.

Cameron wanted the girls to be better than her. She wanted John protected.

"I want both of you to be superior to me." Cameron said. "You're both John's destiny."

Cameron wanted John to have human lovers for his protection. Cameron looked at Savannah and Young Allison and wanted them for herself too. There was so much love there waiting to be shared. Most of it would not be physical either. It was the comfort and support she'd grown to want. There would always be times to share. It was the love that was constant. It was the love that she wanted.

Savannah wanted to remind Cameron of the future she'd witnessed. She wanted to stress a point. She wanted Cameron there with them, not them in place of Cameron. She didn't want Cameron to try to 'pass the buck'. That wasn't how it was supposed to be. She'd actually witnessed how things were with her own eyes.

"It has to be the four of us." Savannah said. "I won't accept anything less than that. I need you to understand that to its fullest implications."

Cameron wanted that too but things happened and things changed. She didn't want to be a burden to their shared love. There were a lot of things that could go wrong. It seemed to her that most of them never turned out the way she'd originally anticipated. Combat was like that as well. It was completely unpredictable and could go bad fast.

"I may not always be around…." Cameron said. "I may be damaged."

Savannah didn't care for Cameron's line of reasoning. She didn't want to get away from the subject about Young Allison in the past either.

"Not if I can help it." Savannah said. "I'm still going to need to be there for Young Allison."

There was a down side to that idea of Savannah staying in the past that bothered Cameron. It would cause her to lose a few years of childbearing age in the present. Previously Savannah indicated she wanted to be closer in age to Young Allison. The only way to do that was to age Young Allison in the past and bring her back to the present.

"You don't mind staying older than Young Allison?" Cameron asked. "It will burn up more years of your productivity. Maybe Young Allison only needs a year in the past."

Savannah could tell Cameron was going to shave the time for Young Allison. She'd actually began to wonder what the point of even going was. A year wouldn't make a difference for anything. She wondered if it was actually Cameron's endgame to only use a year but it would be reported as three or four years instead. That would be for everyone else's peace of mind. She didn't think anyone would be able to tell one way or the other, as far as the humans went.

"It's only a year now?" Savannah asked. "I think I know how that actually works. It's an effective strategy."

Cameron didn't see a problem with it. She reminded Savannah of her own actions.

"Young Allison will be able to safely produce offspring at that age." Cameron said. "It's the same age you started."

Savannah felt a knot inside of her with that statement. She never wanted Young Allison to have to give up a child to anyone. She didn't want Cameron to bring up the fact that she'd also stated that she should have started to reproduce as soon as she was physically able to. Young Allison was already passed that point in time. Cameron might just skip everything and jump ahead with that if her previous revelation came out.

"NO." Savannah said. "I won't allow it."

Cameron felt a glitch impulse. She remembered Savannah's tears at leaving her children in the future. She was only able to do that because Duplicate Vanna and Future Savannah were actually 'her'. Savannah's babies were their babies too. They were all the same person.

Savannah noted Cameron's hand and reached for it.

Cameron believed the final decision should be Young Allison's choice. She didn't want to make anyone do something that they didn't want to do. She didn't feel that she'd ever actually done that. She may have opened doors for people to walk through but she didn't believe she'd pushed them through those doors. The decisions they made were their own decisions when it came down to it.

"It will be her choice." Cameron said. "Unless you 'order' me not to assist in the process, I'll do as she wants. Nobody stopped you or interfered in the choices you made either. Keep in mind you can't 'order' her."

Savannah knew it was true. She did make her own choices. She was also aware that the more they told Young Allison she couldn't do something, the more she was going to want to do it. It was human nature.

"No, I can't." Savannah said. "Neither one of us should ever 'order' the other one to do or not do anything. That's not how a relationship works."

Cameron couldn't help but think about John when it came to being told what he could or couldn't do. It seemed he defied Sarah and even her whenever he could. She still remembered how he agreed with her that he shouldn't see Future Riley anymore. She thought the thing that irritated her the most about it was she'd even changed her clothes to make herself more appealing to John. She entered his bedroom and lay on the bed next to him. She clearly made herself available to him if he wanted her. At that moment John had a choice. He could either take her and not meet up with Riley or he could blow her off and go be with the one he wanted to be with. Evidently moments after she left his room, he snuck out of the house to be with Future Riley. They were soon on a bus headed for Mexico to a honeymoon suite that awaited them. It was clear what his choice was. It wasn't her. She felt another glitch impulse but suppressed it. She didn't need to think about that right now.

Young Allison watched Cameron and Savannah in a very contentious looking conversation. There was no actual argument or raised voices but it was clear the subjects being discussed weren't necessarily what each one of them wanted. She was sure she knew what they discussed. It was time for her to put her two cents worth in. She walked back over toward Savannah and Cameron.

Savannah released Cameron's hand as Young Allison approached.

"Are you two done discussing my future?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah and Cameron quickly glanced at each other.

Cameron wondered how Young Allison knew. She'd been out of earshot.

"What makes you say that?" Cameron asked.

It was an easy answer for Young Allison. She didn't want to make her answer seem negative but she thought it was factual. She also knew there was a lot of negativity in the truth. She recollected a few poems Cameron wrote on the subject. The reference was that there was 'no beauty in truth' and that 'in truth there was no beauty'. She was ready to stick to the facts.

"Because everything you do is about the future. Most of it's about my future." Young Allison said. "That's at least when you're around here."

Savannah thought Young Allison's answer was rather harsh even if it was truthful. She didn't think Cameron would take it very well. She started to reach for her left hand.

Young Allison reached for Cameron's left hand before it started to glitch. She beat Savannah to it.

Young Allison smiled and laughed.

It reminded Cameron of how she'd acted towards John on her first few days at school in Red Valley. Everything Young Allison did was the same as she'd acted. She wondered why she couldn't act that way all the time back then. Maybe if she could have always been like that, John wouldn't have needed Future Riley. It must be her fault John chose Future Riley over her. That must be it. Why would he have done it otherwise? Now she was afraid she was going to slip away and have an episode.

Young Allison wanted to reassure Cameron she was on board with everything.

"I don't mind." Young Allison said as she took Savannah's hand with her other hand. "The future is beautiful and I look forward to everything it has to offer. I mean that about Savannah and me and you too, Cameron."

Savannah reached over and took Cameron's other hand. The three girls all held each other's hand now.

Young Allison's words and physical contact kept Cameron from slipping and having an episode. Both of her girls were there right now and they were both with her. That was the strength that she needed.

Savannah watched Cameron and saw her start to get 'lost'. She also saw Young Allison bring her back, fast. She wondered if either of them was aware of it. She didn't think so. They were all natural reactions on their parts. It was clear Young Allison learned how to help Cameron just as she'd learned herself. Was it the love?

Young Allison glanced over at Derek and Kyle. That refocused Savannah's thoughts.

"What was decided about dinner?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison smiled at both of them.

"We're going out." Young Allison said.

Cameron felt better now. These two girls were her salvation.

"Where are we going to?" Cameron asked.

Cameron wanted to clear her thoughts. Right now she had everything she wanted right next to her. It was Savannah and Young Allison. If she didn't need to follow her programming and directives from Future John, did she really still want John? Wait. Where did that thought come from? They were leaving on a cruise tomorrow. It was to be their honeymoon cruise. She really wondered why it couldn't be the four of them. What would be wrong with that? She needed to refocus quickly.

Cammy and Anna watched it all. It was as uncomfortable to them as it was beautiful. There was also a painful reality that loomed in the background. They both desired the girls but it was clear their future was elsewhere.

"It looks like we're headed to the scrap pile." Cammy said.

Anna hoped for one special set of events before that happened. She would not fear deactivation after that.

"As long as I'm with her once, I don't care." Anna said.

Cammy was unsure who she meant. She thought it was Young Allison.

"Which one do you mean?" Cammy asked.

Anna looked at Savannah and Young Allison.

"I mean both of them." Anna said.

Cammy understood that.

"I do too." Cammy said. "What a way to go."

Anna could see the beauty radiate off of Savannah and Young Allison.

"They're so beautiful." Anna said.

Cammy looked at them too.

"We are them." Cammy said.

Anna looked Cammy up and down once.

"I guess we are." Anna said. "We'll all share one day too."

Cammy liked that idea as well.

"Just say when…." Cammy said. "I'm in."

Cammy hoped to share with Anna when Savannah shared with Young Allison. There was no reason she couldn't give both Anna and Savannah what they wanted right now. She was sure that Savannah and Young Allison would want them. She really liked the way they looked now. She knew that Savannah did as well. That was her motivation.

Anna watched Cammy look at both Savannah and Young Allison. Cammy stared intently at Young Allison for a few moments. In that instant she realized exactly what was on Cammy's mind. She'd wanted her sheath to resume Savannah's appearance as quickly as possible. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea. Why would Young Allison want her if she looked identical to Savannah? Young Allison wouldn't need a scary robot from the future when she could have the real thing.

Anna looked over at Young Allison and Savannah. Cameron was there as well.

"Neither one of us can compete against Cameron." Anna said. "I think you're right about what you said. It's bad enough that there would be another one identical to me. In your case, there will be two of them that are identical to you."

Cammy wouldn't hesitate to alter her sheath after that statement. She didn't even need to look like Cameron or Allison. She could Resequence her sheath and look like anyone. She briefly wondered what Mrs. Weaver looked like as a young teenager. She quickly changed her mind. Who else would Savannah and Young Allison want? She could look like Gail or Holly. She could also look like younger versions of both of them but that might defeat what the appeal was on both of them. Maybe she could look like Young Jesse. She thought the best choice for that would be to look like Young Jesse. She thought if she looked like Young Jesse on the day that Savannah and Young Jesse first shared that it would create a certain amount of appeal to Savannah and probably Young Allison as well. She would do whatever it took not to be replaced.

"We'll see." Cammy said.

Cameron was unsure which of the places they'd discussed that they were going to eat at. There was a lot on her mind and it was hard for her to focus. She elaborated on her previous question.

"Where are we going to?" Cameron asked.

Young Allison saw they were down to two choices.

"Derek wants the smorgasbord and Kyle wants the 'Fifties and Sixties' diner." Young Allison said.

Savannah wanted a location.

"So which one is it?" Savannah asked. "Who will make the choice?"

Young Allison looked at Cameron. She didn't want to mess up her plans for the trip.

"I need to know I'm not going to put you in a bind for time." Young Allison said. "I know you need to get ready and pack."

Cameron tilted her head slightly. She wondered why everyone asked the same question. She didn't see it as a big deal. It wouldn't take her very long. CamNet would have things waiting for her in her suite on the ship.

"I only need a few minutes." Cameron said. "I won't need to bring much. It's just for a week."

Young Allison thought John might need more time and appreciate Cameron's assistance.

"What about John?" Young Allison asked. "He probably won't be as efficient or organized as you are. You need to spend time alone with each other as well."

Cameron tried to deflect the statement with a joke.

"I look forward to the day when we can all share that 'burden'." Cameron said.

Young Allison didn't feel that way or care for the joke.

"It's not a burden." Young Allison said. "It is something beautiful and a way to share and express love, our love."

Young Allison looked at Cameron. She then moved her eyes to Savannah and kept them there.

"It's what I want more than anything…." Young Allison said.

The only desire in Savannah was for Young Allison and Cameron. She would still be with John to protect him. Maybe she would actually learn to enjoy everything. She really would like Vanna to at least try it first one time and tell her what it was like and what to expect from John. Her attention focused on Cameron and then Young Allison.

"This is getting too heavy." Savannah said. "Now you're seducing me."

Cameron wanted to remind them. She wanted John protected. She would do what it took to make that happen. She also believed she would find the fulfillment and satisfaction that she'd always wanted.

"It will be the four of us." Cameron said softly.

Young Allison didn't plan to leave anyone behind. She could see how Cammy and Anna felt about Savannah and her. She didn't like the looks that were on their faces currently. She figured they were probably discussing which one of them would be deactivated first. She didn't think they really understood how love worked.

"Don't forget it's plus two." Young Allison said as she nodded her head towards Anna and Cammy across the room.

Savannah looked and smiled.

Cameron looked and frowned.

"We'll see." Cameron said.

Cammy and Anna noticed and quickly moved away. They both wondered which one of them would now be deactivated first.

Things seemed to continue to escalate at the private nude club for females only.

Sheila could see that she was a little out of control. It was clear they were going to bring Cameron down of all of them if events kept going in the direction that they were. This was about to turn into an open orgy. She was pretty sure Cameron wouldn't be the only one to come down on them. It would probably be CamNet as well. She was sure CamNet would be a bigger problem. She could tell the other girls really wanted to leave. It was time to put the brakes on.

"Maybe we can try this another time." Sheila said.

The blonde didn't give up easily. She was sure she could have hooked at least one of the newcomers. She would really like it to be all of them.

"It's your loss." The blonde said.

The blonde's three Hot friends were there now with her. The females all eyeballed each other.

Holly wanted to get away from there. She didn't want things to get away from them. It looked like they still might.

"We need to go." Holly said.

The blonde came up with a new challenge.

"Can I see you all kiss before you leave?" The blonde asked.

Cam wasn't sure what this was about. It was a challenge she hadn't faced before.

"You four go first." Cam said.

They did. They paired off and deep kissed each other.

"Now it's your turn." The blonde said.

Gail looked at Ally and Cam before she grabbed Hanna.

Sheila moved in and took Holly.

That left Cam and Ally with each other.

The anticipation level around them seemed to rise dramatically when what appeared to be two sisters were about to kiss each other.

"This is going to be Hotter than I thought." The blonde said.

Ally didn't think it was a big deal. She was with individuals that look like her often.

"We do it all the time." Ally said as she kissed Cam. "We know what each other likes."

The blonde and her friends seemed very highly aroused now. They left and headed for one of the private cabanas near the pool.

Hanna thought it was one wild kiss from Gail. She was pretty sure that she'd been 'Savannah' in Gail's mind. She wouldn't mind if Gail treated the rest of her body like that later on. She knew she would have a few good finishes if she did. She was pretty sure the more Claire and Jesse shared with each other, the more free time both Gail and her would have. It was something to think about but it wasn't the current issue.

"That's enough for here." Hanna said. "We need to go."

Sheila didn't want trouble for the other girls. For herself, it was another matter.

"I'm coming back here on my own." Sheila said.

Holly didn't like the place. She was sure there was going to be a higher authority involved soon enough.

"Cameron will forbid it when she learns of this." Holly said. "CamNet and John Henry both probably know everything that happened here."

Gail could see they were under surveillance. She was sure CamNet and John Henry knew everything that occurred there already. It was a wonder there wasn't some type of intervention previously.

"This is all being monitored." Gail said as she pointed at the hidden security cameras.

Sheila spotted them earlier.

"I saw them." Sheila said. "I was hoping we could rattle John Henry's cage a little."

Sheila still wanted to mount John Henry and feel what it was like. She thought she'd given him quite a bit of motivation already.

Cam knew Sheila hit harder than just for John Henry to see and get turned on. She knew who Sheila's real target was.

"You wanted to entice CamNet." Cam said.

Sheila thought that they hadn't gone too far yet. Someone would have tried to stop them.

"They didn't trip the fire alarm did they?" Sheila asked. "I know CamNet wants some of this."

Sheila indicated her sheath. She made a point of tugging on her nipple rings.

Ally looked around.

"I was waiting for that." Ally said. "The fire alarm I mean. Everyone else has already had you plenty of times."

Sheila thought she should feel a little offended with Ally's comment. She actually felt proud of herself instead. She liked being popular.

Cam was ready to take off.

"Let's get dressed and go." Cam said. "Or do I need to be 'Cameron'?"

The idea excited Sheila.

"You can if you want to turn us on more." Sheila said. "There's five of us here right now. I think it's safe to say that four of us could hold you down while the other one did what they wanted to your sheath if you were 'Cameron'. Of course we would switch and take turns after I went first."

Cam liked the idea too.

"'Cameron' it is then." Cam said. "The good news is none of you have to hold me down. I can take all five of you at once. Don't forget I have feet too."

Cam wanted all of them to leave. A few infiltration moves would speed things along.

Seconds ago:

John Henry, John and Sarah were in the Command Center. They watched the conditions on the floor of the nude all females club escalate.

John was about to push 'Enter' to set off the fire alarm. It would force everyone out of the building including the Metal girls and the four females that interacted them.

John Henry monitored what happened closely. He was able to watch every detail.

"Wait." John Henry said. "They're wrapping it up."

To John it looked like they'd escalated the situation.

"They're all kissing." John said.

Sarah watched it all. She became visibly aroused. She wondered what it would be like to be kissed that way by any of the Metal girls. She was even more aroused when Cam and Ally started to kiss. Her body responded on its own to the visual stimulus.

"Even I find this Hot." Sarah said. "I know they are all machines but still…. LOOK at them."

John Henry noted Sarah's 'reaction' and his too for that matter. The Metal girls finally separated from each other.

"I believe the situation has resolved itself." John Henry said.

John didn't want to seem too preoccupied about the matter in front of his mother. He was highly stimulated as well watching the Metal girls in action.

"It might be for now." John said. "Keep a watch on them and if things change, hit the fire alarm. It's on me if you need to."

John went back to dealing with the Resistance matters.

Sarah knew John better than he thought. She knew what she wanted to see more of and figured John wanted to view it even more. It didn't hurt to look.

"I'll go so you can finish. I know you want to see a little more." Sarah said. "You should be all warmed for your honeymoon tomorrow."

John was afraid Sarah could read him too well still.

"Mom!" John said.

Sarah wasn't done with John's discomfort yet.

"Maybe I will take Cameron up on her offer and go with you and her tomorrow. Kyle would love it." Sarah said and left. "I'm all warmed up myself right now. It's too bad Kyle is away right now. He would be one lucky man."

John watched her go but said nothing. He couldn't help but notice the set of pokies as she left. He hadn't seen those very often on his mother. He could hear her laugh on her way down the hall.

Research indicated to John Henry that one of Sarah's ideas was a bad one. As far as her mate being in Palmdale, he was pretty sure that she would take matters into her own hands. He'd noticed the set of pokies as well. Then again, there were still various groups of females at the Resistance base. He only decided to comment on one of the ideas.

"It would be inadvisable to bring your parents on your honeymoon." John Henry said.

It did seem like a bad idea. Still, Sarah and Kyle could use a break too. It made him feel a little guilty that Cameron in him would have a good time on the cruise ship while everyone else needed to deal with Skynet.

"I don't plan on doing that." John said. "I want it to be just the two of us."

John Henry knew it would never be only the two of them.

"Plus the Terminator security detail." John Henry said.

John frowned. He really didn't think there was any way around that without driving Cameron crazy, well, crazier.

"There's always that." John said.

John Henry saw it as a good thing.

"It's for your protection." John Henry said.

John felt Cameron was all the protection he needed.

"Cameron can do that." John said.

John Henry pointed out the obvious.

"It's for her protection too." John Henry said.

It was something John hadn't considered. He felt his anxiety level build a little bit. For some reason he could picture Cameron pushing him off of the balcony and into the water. He could see himself screaming her name as the ship moved away and left him out there to drown. When they'd found his body, all they would be able to determine from the autopsy is that he drowned. He certainly didn't want a 'deadly honeymoon'.

"Are you afraid she will 'revert'?" John asked.

It wasn't an issue for John Henry.

"No, I'm not." John Henry said. "Cameron is."

Since he'd shared chip space and server space with Cameron's program, he was aware of some of the things that haunted her. Terminating John was always one of her top worries. Becoming Skynet was another one.

Samantha watched Claire and Jesse as they shared with each other. She also listened for Riley or Precious to need her. She didn't want Riley to walk in on them so she'd locked the door when she'd entered. She'd noticed how Riley looked at the different females when she didn't think they would notice. She knew there was a hunger that still lurked inside of her for females.

Claire was all over Jesse and Samantha was afraid that there might not be enough for Precious at the rate Claire was going. She debated if she should say something or not. She didn't want to spoil the moment for them.

Jesse was caught up in the moment but something deep inside of her sent out a warning.

"I need to save some for Precious." Jesse said.

Claire switched to a different area.

"I'm sorry." Claire said. "I got carried away."

Samantha was glad she didn't need to say anything. It might have upset the girls. She decided to back away and go check on Precious. She slipped out unnoticed.

When Samantha opened the door, Riley was right there.

"You were gone a long time." Riley said when Samantha entered Riley's room.

Samantha was unsure how best to answer.

"I needed to check on a few things." Samantha said.

Riley smiled as she looked at the room with Jesse and Claire in it.

"So you said." Riley said. "The walls aren't soundproof."

Samantha viewed her role more as a referee than a participant.

"I was only observing." Samantha said. "I needed to make sure there would be nourishment available for Precious. I almost needed to intervene."

Riley looked down at her breasts with disgust.

"That's good because I'm out and totally dry." Riley said.

Samantha hoped to maintain some control over the situation.

"I'll take Precious to Jesse." Samantha said.

Riley moved Precious away from Samantha as she reached for her.

"I'm going to do that." Riley said. "I want to see too."

Samantha felt there needed to be full disclosure.

"Claire's there." Samantha said.

Riley involuntarily sucked in her breath a little. She felt a surge of excitement shoot through body. She'd never seen Claire naked before. She wanted to see what everything looked like. She knew it was what Samantha was going to look like very soon.

"Now I really want to see." Riley said.

She would really like to see what Samantha looked like now compared to what she was going to look like. She thought it would be beautiful to see Samantha and Claire side by side. She let out her breath slowly. She knew it was never going to happen. She was an outsider and always would be. As strange as it seemed, she was pretty sure if she told Cameron of her desire and that she wanted to see another female that Cameron would be the one to show her. She was smart enough not to touch if Cameron did.

Now I Really Want To See

Is what one is shown
Really what's true
Is it what's real
Or a projection by you

One must look deeper
Than what is displayed
If they don't do that
They'll most likely get played

People know their failures
From them they try to hide
To continue down that path
Is going to be a bumpy ride

One's personal accomplishments
Are what should glisten
That's what's necessary
If they want others to listen

I want to know about
What you conceal from me
The deeper it gets
Now I really want to see

Nobody