Chapter 1173
Eyes And Ears
The mood in the main theater was more festive as the song 'Satisfaction' finished. It seemed to really get the crowd motivated.
Cameron looked at John and wondered if he was able to derive 'satisfaction' from her. He certainly seemed to derive satisfaction from specific parts of her sheath. There were a lot of rough spots they needed to deal with early on in the relationship but she tried to work through all of them. Sometimes she wondered if it was all for the 'payoff' of the 'Natural Order'. It's what Future John wanted for the four of them. It was why he'd sent her away. He wanted his younger self to have those things. She knew it was more than just for the sex. It was for love, guidance and assistance. It was to provide him with everything he needed to go on and carry on the fight with Skynet. Savannah and Young Allison would keep him anchored to humanity and protect him from the Metal haters. They would become his closest confidants and advisors. She would as well but she needed to remain on the back burner after Skynet took control. Many people wouldn't understand. They would blame her.
The more she thought about it, the more she realized Future John wanted Future Allison and Future Savannah. She was only the 'stand in' for Future Allison. She remembered her role was only to supplement the human girls, not replace them. Her role was to be third place, not first place. If she remained first place with John, it was the same as signing his death warrant.
Cameron felt a glitch impulse as she thought about it. To develop a glitch or experience an episode was about the last thing she needed to happen on the cruise. She tried to push all those thoughts away and concentrate on John with her now. They were having a beautiful time so far. She didn't want to ruin it. She planned to enhance it and make sure John had the best honeymoon ever. She thought of what the Metal girls all looked like as they went into the private box. She was pretty sure the low cut dresses helped spark his interest. That was the point. She didn't see any reason why she couldn't put their assets on display. They were all fixed up and looked as good as she did. She was pretty sure Ally actually looked better than her for once. She watched how John looked at each of them. She could see the hunger in his eyes. She didn't want him to wonder what it would be like to be with them. She was going to give him the opportunity with her in control of their chassis. A rush of excitement shot through her as she thought about it. It was what she wanted too.
On the stage there was a quick set change and the next song started. It was also by the 'Rolling Stones'.
'Paint It Black' sounded throughout the confines of the theater walls.
John looked at Cameron with some excitement. He was really thrilled to be there with the live music and the live performers on stage. It was so much better than watching something similar to it on a television screen or computer monitor. Maybe it was the experience of being able to see and feel it all right in front of him.
Sometimes if he went out somewhere in a vehicle, he might have the radio on. He was usually with Bob or Jim when he did. It seemed the airwaves were full of a bunch of nothing but crap music. He didn't even think it could be called music in reality. He wasn't really sure what a bunch of unintelligible mumbo jumbo was actually supposed to mean. There was no rhythm or beat to any of the selections.
He was pretty sure there weren't too many actual musicians any more involved with a song. It seemed there was just some performer with a dancing posse associated with them. Few of the people actually wrote and performed their own songs anymore. Sure some of the groups from the past also received songs from songwriters but most of those groups were still able to perform them live and play their own instruments. It simply wasn't the case for the majority of music anymore. Right now he was thrilled and it was a blast from the past.
"I forgot how good some of these songs are." John said.
Cameron looked at John and could see how much he appeared to enjoy the show. She believed the songs all carried a deeper message.
"They all have meaning to someone." Cameron said.
They all seemed to have meaning to John. It made him think about their struggle. He thought about their quest to protect the future.
"I think we've painted Skynet's door black." John said. "Skynet wants to paint the future black but they haven't been able to. We've been able to stay ahead of them."
Cameron agreed Skynet wanted to paint the world black.
"We have so far." Cameron said. "We've been diligent and hard hitting."
Cameron believed there was a lot of hard work and personal sacrifice on her part involved.
John wondered about it sometimes. He wasn't sure why they always were able to come out on top. It seemed there were times when it had been very close to ending in a different way.
"I think we've been lucky too." John said.
Cameron felt they made their own luck. She certainly felt she made her own luck anyway.
"There's that too." Cameron said.
Cameron scooted right up next to John so they were pressed together. John looked at her and she gave him a kiss. She wanted to check on him and make sure he was up to it later on.
She really didn't want to think about the future right now. The only future she was worried about was what would happen on the ship for the rest of the cruise. She planned to do a few 'upgrades' and be someone different, at least for a few hours at a time. The very thought of being in a different chassis excited her greatly. She pressed closer to John. He was going to have the best honeymoon ever.
It seemed the effort to find a bomb or booby trap with Cam's SUV was futile. There had been two separate attempts to see if they could trigger the bomb or booby trap. Both appeared to be a failure.
Everyone who viewed the drone footage over Cam's now smashed SUV was stunned a little to see the screens they'd been watching turn white.
There was a massive explosion. When the fireball settled down a little, there was only a smoking hole in the ground.
Moments ago:
"I don't think…." Cam started.
Cam stopped in mid sentence as her SUV vanished from the face of the Earth. She realized at once if she'd been in it, she would've been terminated. The massive blast would have caused more than sheath damage. It would have destroyed her chassis along with her chip. Everything that made her who she was, would have ceased to exist at that moment. Everything that would happen afterwards regarding her would simply be nothing but a copy. Her program was copied but it was only updated about once a week. She would have been given a new chassis along with a replacement chip and copy of her program. She wondered if she would be given the option to have a different sheath appearance at that time. Maybe it wasn't the time to think about it. She didn't want her mind to wander. She needed to thank Savannah for keeping her intact and who she always was. She really didn't want to change anything.
She looked at Savannah and realized Savannah saved her with her warning and the action that followed. She'd attempted to leave several times to retrieve her SUV. Each time Savannah prevented her from going. It made her wonder if Savannah would have ordered her to remain in the SUV if she insisted or pushed harder. It didn't really matter right now.
"Savannah, you just saved my existence." Cam said.
Savannah didn't want to take credit for a team effort. She wasn't the one behind the self driving vehicle. She knew CamNet was responsible for it. The more she thought about it, the more she realized it was probably actually Young Allison.
"It was just a feeling." Savannah said. "There was too much going on around here that was orchestrated. The whole team worked on a solution. For the actual detonation, I think you need to thank CamNet and probably the Young bunker."
Cammy already came to the same conclusion. She saw a bigger threat. She felt some retribution was in order.
"So who's behind it?" Cammy asked. "We need to hunt them all down."
Cam was afraid their possible lead was gone.
"The only lead we could find was destroyed in the missile attack." Cam said.
She thought the missile attack was a little excessive at the time it was done. It was before her SUV was turned into a smoking hole in the ground. They may not have gotten all the answers. They certainly got some payback anyway.
Savannah wanted to justify Young Allison's earlier actions.
"One of us didn't take a sniper round either." Savannah said. "No one is dead, terminated or damaged."
Cammy was glad Savannah was uninjured.
"I think it's a fair trade." Cammy said.
Cam wanted some additional payback. She felt the current activity amounted to a personal attack on her. She wanted to be personally involved in any follow up related to the operation.
"I want CamNet or John Henry to come up with a lead." Cam said. "This is personal now."
Cammy wanted vengeance too.
"I'm with you sister." Cammy said.
Cam and Cammy stacked their hands on top of each other.
Savannah wanted to back the Metal girls up.
"It makes three of us, in for a penny, in for a pound." Savannah said. "I'm in."
Savannah added her hand to the stack of hands on top of Cam's and Cammy's hands.
Cam decided if they didn't come up with a lead soon she wanted something. When they took Savannah back to the base, she wanted to be with Savannah tonight. She would ask Cammy when the time was right. She owed Savannah a big one and wanted to express her appreciation. She could make it a three way with Cammy but she would really like a little one on one time with Savannah. Maybe at least at first was how they could start out. She was aware it always pleased Savannah to watch Cammy and her share. She was sure Savannah saw it as 'Cameron' sharing with herself. In a way, it was actually what it was.
Seconds ago:
Anna didn't think the current action taken by the self driving vehicle was going to produce any results.
"I don't think…." Anna started.
Anna stopped in mid sentence as the SUV vanished in a fireball. She looked at the image of the smoking hole in the ground. She knew it would have terminated Cam if she'd been in the vehicle.
"I'm sorry I doubted you." Anna said as she looked at Young Allison.
Young Allison didn't want to take credit for a team effort. She'd only expanded on the initiative Savannah had taken.
"It was Savannah's call." Young Allison said. "It was a good one too. I backed her play."
Anna saw both CamNet and John Henry were instrumental. They both acted to back Savannah's and Young Allison's play.
"John Henry did also." Anna said. "He tried to anyway."
Young Allison thought John Henry's effort was a little weak. It was Savannah's idea to use the small recreational drone. She thought he could have come up with something a little more substantial on his own.
"He didn't think big enough." Young Allison said.
Anna nodded her head in agreement as she looked at the image of the smoking hole in the ground again.
"Apparently…." Anna said.
There was an underlying question involved with everything that occurred in the last few hours
"We still don't know who's behind this." Young Allison said.
Anna pointed out the only solid lead was dead. It was a direct result of Young Allison's actions.
"You did sort of blow up the only lead." Anna said.
Young Allison only tried to protect their team.
"I didn't want any of our group to take a sniper round." Young Allison said. "It's how I dealt with the last sniper too. At least CamNet did. She did what I wanted. It was the right call for the time."
Anna remembered how close it was for Cameron and Savannah by extension.
"Cameron was almost hit by that one." Anna said. "Savannah pushed her out of the way."
Young Allison didn't like how close to danger Savannah and Cameron were on that one.
"The sniping incident endangered Savannah when she did it." Young Allison said. "She risked herself to help Cameron again."
Anna knew Young Allison ended any follow up shot or any additional threats from the sniper a week ago. Everything played out the same a short while ago for tonight.
"You ended the threat, just like you did tonight." Anna said.
Young Allison wanted to put credit where it was due.
"Remember, CamNet helped me both times." Young Allison said.
Young Allison looked at the security camera and spoke.
"Thank You, CamNet." Young Allison said. "I appreciate your help and assistance. I couldn't do any of this without you."
Young Allison felt she was one with CamNet when they acted in concert. When CamNet immediately responded to her, it was really an extension of herself. She was very pleased with the results.
Minutes ago:
John Henry monitored the activity that went on in the bedroom where he'd landed the recreational drone. He viewed the activity through his server. He didn't want Claire or Jesse to be distracted by it.
He watched the incident at Cam's SUV play out. He wasn't sold on the idea the vehicle was booby trapped.
"I don't think…." John Henry started.
John Henry stopped in mid sentence as the SUV exploded.
Claire jumped a little as the screen turned white momentarily and then refocused into a fireball.
"That's something you don't see everyday." Claire said.
Jesse was as surprised as Claire was. She'd been around more than a few explosions in the future. She'd been around a few in the present too. It was clear to her the blast would have terminated Cam. The entire SUV was gone.
"It's a good thing Cam wasn't in it or even near the explosion." Jesse said. "The blast was purposely strong enough to terminate a Terminator. The explosion was meant for more than a human.
John Henry felt he'd dropped the ball. If CamNet hadn't followed up on the action Savannah requested him to do, it was clear things would have ended a little differently for Cam. He felt it would have been on him at that point.
"I wasn't sure it was booby trapped and I didn't use a big enough probe." John Henry said. "I should have listened better."
Jesse looked at the image of a crater in the ground.
"Somebody listened." Jesse said.
John Henry wanted to put credit where it was due. He was sure there was a lot of involvement from the Young bunker as well. With Claire there in the Command Center, he didn't think he should point it out unless the subject came up.
"It was done by CamNet." John Henry said. "She took down a sniper who pulled a lot of strings right before this. The entire building was destroyed and collapsed."
Claire didn't know the full extent of the role Young Allison played. She thought it was mostly CamNet. The more she viewed Resistance operations firsthand, the further she wanted to keep her daughter's away from them. She wasn't so sure she would be able to do it with Young Allison but she was still going to try and keep Summer from being caught up in everything.
"CamNet attacked several things tonight." Claire said. "I can't believe My Allison wants to be a part of this. I understand how it was in the future and the 'Natural Order', but still…."
John Henry wanted Claire to understand events were unchangeable in regard to the future.
"You can't worry about it." John Henry said. "It's going to happen anyway."
John Henry didn't think now was a good time to tell her Young Allison was behind both of those events and the destruction and death related to them. There were a string of deaths related to Young Allison's decisions tonight. Every one of them was a 'good call' too. Her decisiveness saved Terminators from destruction and most likely saved Savannah's life more than once as well.
Claire stared at the image of the most recent destruction.
"I guess so." Claire said.
Claire thought if Her Allison was a mother, she wouldn't be so eager to risk death or injury. Maybe it was time to make sure when she returned from the past she was headed straight for John's bed. It was something she never would have dreamt of encouraging a few months ago. Now she wanted her daughter to start a sexual relationship with John so she could get pregnant as soon as possible on her return from the past. The sooner she was a mother, the fewer risks she would want to take. She would have something more important to take care of.
It made her worry about Cameron and her quest for Young Allison's child as her own. She would ask Hanna to get Young Allison to a specialist and harvest her genetic material so she could have Young Allison's baby for John and Cameron. Cameron would want Young Allison to care for it while she fought the war.
Claire was glad when John Henry changed the subject.
John Henry filled them in on some more of the details for their trip tomorrow. Everything looked like a go. There shouldn't be any problems.
They asked him a few more questions and he went over a few more things.
"All you need now is a good night's sleep." John Henry said.
It appeared the operations were finished for tonight.
They said their goodbyes and headed out. John Henry listened as they walked away.
"I guess that's it for tonight then." Claire said.
Jesse planned on a few other things.
"Hardly…." Jesse said. "There's still 'dessert' to be served."
Claire took Jesse's arm and pulled her close.
"I'm ready to try some." Claire said.
The smile on Jesse's face broadened.
"So am I." Jesse said.
John Henry watched them leave. He wondered why they were headed for Claire's room and not the commissary.
The mood in the main theater was lively.
The next song was by 'The Who'.
'My Generation.' Set the tone in the theater.
Cameron was pleased John appeared to enjoy the show. She gave him a small kiss every now and then so she could scan his responses to the barely dressed female dancers. She was positive he would have had a stronger response if they'd been in the front row. All of their soft flesh would have been right in front of him.
John liked what he saw and heard. He wanted to let Cameron know how special everything was. He didn't want her to know about some of the other thoughts that were currently in his head. At this point it was both of them.
"I've never seen any live entertainment like this before." John said. "It's much better than on TV."
Cameron checked his scans.
"It's stimulating to both the ears and eyes." Cameron said.
John was a little worried about Cameron's comment. He was sure what she meant by stimulating. He figured she'd scanned him every chance she could get. There was no way to conceal his physical reaction to what his eyes witnessed and his mind wanted. He was ready to see it again and it wasn't even finished yet.
"Will they repeat this same show in an hour or two?" John asked.
Cameron wanted to get John aroused. She could already feel his excitement level was very high. She figured she could drive it a little higher. All she would need was a little help from her friends.
"Yes." Cameron said. "Would you like to sit in the front row?"
John wanted that. He wanted to make sure what she actually meant.
"Do you mean right next to the stage?" John asked.
Cameron tilted her head slightly. She wondered what front row John thought she meant.
"Yes." Cameron said.
Cameron knew John could get a good close up look at the female dancers that way. There was one place where he could see even more tomorrow. She decided to toss a little tidbit out there.
"You'll be able to see more in the nude sunbathing area tomorrow." Cameron said. "There won't be any clothing to block the female flesh from your eyes. Will you be able to keep your hands to yourself?"
John looked a little embarrassed. He liked the idea. He also felt he could interact more with the show. To see nude female bodies was one thing. To see scantily clad females dancing and singing was something a little more enthralling. They were two totally different things, even if one was a little more direct to the point.
"It's more than that." John said. "If we are in the front row at center stage, it's more like we're part of the show."
Cameron wanted John to want human females. He needed them for his protection.
"Sorry, maybe I'm a little jealous." Cameron said. "Those females are all very well built and very talented. They can sing and dance and are all very pretty. They would all make excellent mates."
She wanted to point out they were real too. They weren't machines masquerading as human females.
John didn't want to go there but he did like the performance.
"They're not as pretty as you." John said. "I really like the show."
Cameron was privy to the performer's schedules.
"They'll do this same performance the day before the cruise ends too." Cameron said.
John wondered if it might be a better time to experience it again.
"I'd like to see it again." John said.
Cameron still wanted to 'show off' with Ally and any of the other Metal girls for that matter, especially now. She intended to do it at the nude sunbathing area too if John went. She was very aware the Metal girls were all beautiful. She was more than willing to put the Metal girls beauty up against the 'show girls' if they were at the nude sunbathing area. She would bet her money on the Metal girls. She was aware when it came to beauty; it wasn't forever on a human female. It could be on a Metal girl. She could maintain her current appearance, or even a younger one, for John for as long as she existed.
Derek was very moved by the performance. He couldn't help but think back to the past, the future.
"I remember hearing some of these songs before 'J Day'." Derek said. "There was no music after that. No real music like this I mean."
It made him think about a song he'd heard a few times which talked about, 'The day the music died'. He didn't know it actually referenced Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper who perished in a plane crash.
Kyle remembered music before 'J-day' but he didn't remember any specific songs.
"I don't really recall any of them." Kyle said.
Riley enjoyed the performance. It was really the first live music she'd ever heard. She didn't remember any music in her future.
"I don't either." Riley said. "I don't remember any music."
Sarah knew the songs and heard them all growing up. They were all over the radio on KHJ, KRLA and later KRTH.
"I do." Sarah said. "They may be oldies but they're all goodies."
Riley enjoyed the tunes and the lyrics. She thought the music was very captivating.
"They're beautiful." Riley said.
Sarah attended concerts before. The show was sort of like one with dancing. Even though it was dancing, it was different from the type of dancing performed with some of the current music acts. Each of the songs seemed to have its own specific theme along with background props.
She took a moment and looked down at the crowd in the main theater. Everyone was in their seats. No one stood or blocked another's view. There was no pushing and shoving. There weren't people yelling or screaming things. There was nothing being thrown. It was actually very orderly. She thought it was a much more adult atmosphere. She was willing to step out of her comfort zone so Kyle, Derek and Riley could have a better experience. She believed she could as well.
"We can sit in the front row if you want for the next performance." Sarah said.
Derek knew they were supposed to hit the buffet again after this performance. He was still pretty full from his earlier time in the buffet and then the main dining room.
"It will give me some time to make more room for the buffet later on." Derek said. "I'm not very hungry right now."
Sarah checked the time. She didn't think they'd be going anywhere for awhile anyway.
"The show isn't even half over." Sarah said. "There's still a whole lot of songs from one of the most famous groups of the 'British Invasion'."
Riley wasn't up to speed on the groups and it showed.
"I thought they already did some of the 'Rolling Stones' songs." Riley said.
Sarah wasn't sure how to explain it. She was sure Riley must have heard some of the group's songs at some point.
"I'm talking about the 'Beatles'." Sarah said. "They topped the charts with dozens of hit songs."
Riley thought about it for a moment. She'd actually seen one of the members in a YouTube video before. It seemed they did a lot of touring on their own. She wondered what happened to the rest of them.
Kyle was really impressed with the show. It wasn't something he'd ever expected to see firsthand.
"I like all of the songs so far." Kyle said. "I've never seen anything like it before in person."
Sarah smiled to herself a little as she thought about the past. She'd gone with a few guys but usually it was with her female friends. She liked the after show 'activity' with her female friends. They could ring each other's 'bell' and never needed to worry about getting pregnant. Those were some good times….
"I think I'm the only one." Sarah said. "I've been to a few concerts. They were all before John was born."
They all were aware it meant before Skynet altered her life.
Skynet altered all of their lives.
Vanna and Allison just became aware Samantha was given some 'freedom' while Derek and Riley were away. She would be allowed to participate in sexual relations with another female or females.
Samantha thought she could stay by Precious' crib.
"I can do that or go to another room." Samantha said.
Allison and Vanna looked at each other and nodded their heads.
"Will you join us?" Vanna and Allison both asked.
Samantha was pleased they wanted her to remain at Precious side.
"I'll make sure I only respond to Precious then." Samantha said.
Allison and Vanna looked at each other. They didn't think Samantha understood the full impact of what they'd just indicated.
It was time to clear things up.
"We mean will you join us in bed?" Allison asked. "We want to share with you."
Samantha's eyes widened some as she realized what was just made available to her. She'd thought about looking up Jesse or Claire earlier. Now the opportunity was right in front of her.
"Really?" Samantha asked.
Vanna could see Samantha understood what was possible.
"Really." Vanna said.
Samantha wanted to share with them but she didn't want to impose.
"I don't know." Samantha said. "I don't want to mess anything up for you two."
Vanna didn't want it to seem like it was a job or an assigned task.
"We don't want to pressure you." Vanna said. "It needs to be what you want to do freely on your own."
Vanna never wanted anyone to feel they needed to do something sexually. She knew all too well what it was like. She hated it the most when they held her down and took turns.
Samantha didn't know how long Cameron would allow her to share. She didn't want to run herself out of time either.
"I don't know if Cameron will still allow me the same freedom after Derek and Riley get back." Samantha said.
Allison saw it as a 'no brainer'.
"That's even more of a reason to join us tonight." Allison said.
Samantha wanted to be seen for her program. She knew the majority of her sheath was identical to Claire at this point. Her face still had a little ways to go yet.
"Right now how I appear is changing. Will you still want me when I look like Claire?" Samantha asked. "My program is the same regardless of how my sheath looks."
Vanna saw it as a 'no brainer'. She wasn't sure Allison would. She'd told Allison many times Claire was a woman like they were and needed to share the same things.
"I will. Claire is beautiful." Vanna said. "I understand your program is you. We both understand it."
Allison thought she could get past it. It might be 'different' the first few times when the Resequencing was finished. She didn't have any trouble with the cyborgs that shared her DNA. She actually enjoyed sharing with them. It excited her greatly to see how she 'looked' to other people. Somehow the circumstances seemed a little bit different in this case.
"That's a tough one." Allison said. "I understand you would 'look' like my mother but you're not my mother. I know that. It's just like Ally isn't me, even if she looks like me."
Allison was aware her mother was with Ally, Cam and Cammy before. She was sure it was because two of them looked exactly like Cameron. Ally always looked more like her. Still, it wasn't her.
Vanna offered an easy solution. She glanced over at Allison. She was pretty sure once Allison got started, it really wouldn't matter what anything looked like. All the female parts were the same, even if they looked different from each other. It was how they were stimulated that mattered.
"You could always turn out the lights." Vanna said.
Allison was with all the Metal girls. They were all different. Well, as long as they didn't share identical DNA. She didn't think she would have a hang up with it.
"I wouldn't have a problem with it." Allison said. "Everyone is different even if they 'look' the same. They're not the same."
Samantha wondered how wild it would get. She'd heard quite a bit of sound emanate from some of the girl's rooms, even when they closed the doors. They weren't often closed either. She'd taken a glance in every open door when something was going on inside and no one else was in the hallway to see her steal a peek.
"Maybe if I do that, we might need to move the crib back so we don't disturb Precious." Samantha said. "I'll still be able to hear her if she wakes up. I'll notify you and you can decide if you want to go or have me go instead. I'll make sure you're given the choice first."
Allison didn't think being quiet was a problem.
"We can be quiet." Allison said.
Vanna thought back to the tunnels and bunkers. Sometimes there were others only a few feet away. Everyone tried to share in silence. It was usually dark and she didn't always know who was near her. She could hear what was happening though. She could usually tell if it was two females sharing or if it was a male with a female. Sometimes in that instance, it could also be a male with a male. The sounds of copulation in that regard were very similar with their rhythmic motion.
"We needed to be quiet in the future." Vanna said. "There were always others close by."
Vanna wanted to offer Samantha some visual stimulation. She didn't want to seem too overt.
Samantha watched as Vanna removed her top completely.
"I'm going to feed Precious now before I put her to bed for tonight." Vanna said.
Allison decided to back Vanna's play. She removed her top as well.
Samantha felt very enticed to see both of them topless. It made her want more than just to see them halfway nude. She knew that Holly was on the ship and out of the picture but Cam wasn't. She wanted to make sure they wouldn't be an issue developed later on.
"Will it cause a problem with Cam?" Samantha asked.
Vanna never saw sharing as a problem.
"We always work things out." Vanna said. "She may decide to see Jesse and Claire or stay with Savannah tonight. Cammy may see Jesse and Claire instead. We all share and we share a lot. It's beautiful to share."
Allison felt there was enough of everything to go around.
"There is plenty of love to share with everyone." Allison said.
There was one thing that bothered Samantha. She wasn't really sure if she should address it or not but she felt she needed to. She didn't like how Reilly was always treated differently from everyone else.
"You two never shared with Riley." Samantha said. "Only Jesse has."
Vanna didn't really know how to explain it quickly.
"It's a long story." Vanna said. "We would have. I would have if not for how it would have bothered Cameron back then. I didn't want to hurt Cameron. Things were very different in the beginning for all of us. River helped smooth things out."
Allison remembered the trauma Cameron experienced back then. It was very traumatic to all of them. They all could have died together several times.
"I would have too." Allison said. "We never shared with Riley because of Cameron and what she wanted us to do at the time with John. It wasn't long before Riley and Derek were together. We didn't want to mess anything up."
Vanna was worried about it now. She felt a strong sense of guilt for not having acted and shared with Riley before.
"Did Riley say something about it?" Vanna asked.
Riley confided to Samantha about it and how it made her feel.
"Yes." Samantha said. "She told me everything."
Samantha didn't think it was wise at this time to tell them now it hurt Riley to be treated differently from the way everyone else was treated.
Vanna tried to offer some further explanation.
"Cameron needed to deal with a lot of issues back then." Vanna said. "We needed to help her deal with them and not create any new issues for her. It was very complicated. There were times when we thought she was going to terminate. It seemed if she didn't get destroyed in combat, she was going to self terminate. Not only was it traumatic for Cameron. It was traumatic for all of us as well. There were times when we thought we might die alongside her. It's all in the past now. It should be left there."
Samantha could see Vanna and Allison were being hurt to relive it. She wanted it to have a happy ending for all of them.
"Riley told me you both apologized to her about it." Samantha said. "Everything is fine now."
Vanna felt Cameron tried to make things up to Riley as best as she could.
"Cameron was very magnanimous about it a little later on." Vanna said. "By then Jesse was with us and no longer involved with Derek or Riley."
Allison wanted to make sure she understood why they didn't act later on.
"Derek and Riley paired up soon afterwards and we all respected their commitment." Allison said. "Even Jesse never pursued either one of them after that."
They didn't know Cameron made Jesse promise not to split Derek and Riley up no matter what the temptation was for her.
Samantha looked at both Vanna and Allison. The time for thinking was over. It was time for action. She pulled her top off and set it on the dresser. She unhooked her bra and laid it on her top.
Samantha faced both of them and slid her pants off.
She stood there in her underwear.
Vanna and Allison were highly excited by the bold move.
Allison reached out and touched Samantha's panties.
"May I?" Allison asked.
Samantha wanted things to progress.
"Yes." Samantha said.
Vanna wanted to offer Samantha some additional incentive.
"Then you can do ours…." Vanna said.
Vanna could see Samantha's breasts were nearly the same as Claire's at this point. The more she looked at them, the more she thought they were actually identical. She decided not to mention it to Allison. She looked over Samantha's figure and realized it was identical to Claire's. She was pretty sure it meant everything else was going to be as well. She wondered once things got started if the rest of what they were going to see was identical. She hoped it would be. She decided not to mention it to Allison either if it was. Basically Allison was about to be with someone identical, or nearly so, to her mother. Only the face was different. It really wasn't that different either. She was highly stimulated at this point with the new revelation of what she was about to share.
Eyes And Ears
Not everything one hears
May be correct or true
What one chooses to believe
May need further review
Some say seeing is believing
Is it always the case
People seem to pick and choose
What beliefs they will embrace
Maybe what once was
Will always remain the same
More than likely it won't
As one plays life's game
Everyone needs to decide
What path they will take
No one knows for sure
If it will be a mistake
Perhaps good judgment
Will shelve some of the fears
Try to use common sense
Along with one's eyes and ears
Nobody