Chapter 1043

It Is Private

John could see how playful Claire really was. This was the first real chance he was able to be alone with her without anyone else around. There was a lot of charm to her. She was pretty, cute, playful, and very sexual. The smile on her face went a long way. Other than Savannah, Summer, Jan, and Young Allison, there weren't a lot of smiles to go around. The Resistance base wasn't a happy place. It was mainly due to the fact it was rooted in reality. There was nothing happy about the reality of Skynet.

He thought he was as guilty as everyone else when it came to smiles. There usually wasn't much to smile about. Cameron was often away fighting the war. When she did, he was often left alone. He didn't think it was the aloneness that caused the lack of a smile. He thought it was what caused the aloneness is where the problem stemmed from.

Two figures walked into the commissary. They were Savannah and Young Allison. They both took in the scene with John and Claire. It didn't take a lot of imagination to know what they were both thinking. It was clearly written all over their faces.

'The party is over.' Young Allison wanted to say, but didn't.

Young Allison saw her mother was 'hitting' on John. She knew it was Cameron's doing. She knew her mother was experienced in things she wasn't. She didn't know if it was necessarily a good thing, but it did give her an advantage. Her mother could do the things she wanted and Nobody would even raise an eyebrow when she did them. There was no doubt about it. Her mother held an unfair advantage over her. From her experience as an observer, it was clear there were two females every other female sought out. It was Savannah and her mother.

She glanced over at Savannah and could see she saw it too but kept her composure. She knew it was her 'place' and Savannah's 'place' as well. The only trouble was it wasn't their 'place' yet. She knew she couldn't compete with her mother in bed with John at this time. She only possessed her youthfulness to offer. She lacked the experience and knowledge her mother possessed. She read about plenty of bad 'first experiences' by females in Cosmo. It was best not to think about it. Cameron taught her how to play the game.

"Hi, Mama. Hi, John." Young Allison said with a smile.

Savannah smiled at all of them.

"Hello." Savannah said.

They all exchanged pleasantries.

Claire got up to get some food for Young Allison and Savannah.

"I made breakfast for you today." Claire said. "I know you usually do it, Allison."

Young Allison looked squarely at her mother. She wasn't there to cause a problem

"We'll share the burdens, all of the burdens." Young Allison said. "We will anyway."

She knew when she became active she would need to up her game both physically and emotionally. Her mother held an advantage over her now, but she wouldn't always. She excelled at everything she did until she was the best. Love making would be no different.

John wasn't sure, but it seemed Young Allison was a little upset at her mother. He didn't realize she was mildly jealous. He was unaware of the true depth of Young Allison's feelings and the extent of her nightly 'conditioning'.

Savannah could see it wasn't shaping up well for any of them. She would try to get everyone back into their corner. She didn't want any trouble in front of John. She turned her attention to Claire.

"Thank you for making something for us." Savannah said. "It was very thoughtful of you."

John didn't care for the change in the atmosphere in the commissary. He thought he should leave and check on operations.

"Thank you for the omelet, Claire." John said. "I need to get to work."

Claire reached over and touched his arm as he got up.

"Already?" Claire asked. "Savannah and Allison just got here."

Young Allison sat down across from John. Savannah sat next to her.

John felt more than a little uncomfortable. He didn't want to seem rude in front of Claire or the girls.

"I guess I could stay a few minutes longer." John said as he sat back down. "I don't have far to go."

Claire gave the girls their food and they thanked her. She cleaned up the dishes and excused herself.

Cammy could see Savannah was in the commissary. She'd watched her for a few minutes. She felt she saw enough. She headed towards them to be with her.

Claire walked out and saw Cammy headed in the direction where everyone was at. She wasn't sure what was about to happen. Cammy looked a little less than pleased. She wanted to have a quick conversation with Cammy.

"Hi, Cammy." Claire said.

Cammy looked over Claire's shoulder towards the commissary.

"Hello, Claire." Cammy said.

Claire could see where Cammy fixed her gaze. It wasn't on her. She wasn't there to make waves. She believed everyone was where they needed to be.

"The girls are alone with John." Claire said.

Cammy looked concerned. It wasn't what she wanted.

Claire wanted to stay longer but the 'Natural Order' popped into her head at some point. It was actually from her nightly 'conditioning', but she didn't know it. She responded to the thoughts which came up at the time. It was the girls belonged with John and Cameron. She didn't want Cammy to cause a problem either.

"They just got there. I left so I wouldn't be a distraction." Claire said. "Maybe we can leave them alone for a little bit."

Claire took Cammy's hand and started to lead her away. Cammy looked back over her shoulder towards the commissary.

"Where are we going?" Cammy asked as she looked back again.

Claire responded to her 'conditioning'. She needed to take Cammy elsewhere. The girls needed to be alone with John.

"We're going away for a few minutes." Claire said.

Claire understood her place. It wouldn't stop her being an addition to John if she got the chance. It was a compulsion which existed deep inside of her. She knew one thing about food, and believed it carried over to people. Everyone liked 'dessert'. The compulsion inside of her grew. She was ready to give John whatever kind of dessert he wanted. She was ready to try all of those things again. It surprised her some because she didn't like two of them. She would still make them available to John.

She didn't like to think of herself as being caught up in a web. It seemed to be exactly what it was. There were certain thoughts which just appeared in her mind at various times. She didn't disagree with most of them. She also understood there were some things which needed to happen before other things did. Right now she wanted to deal with Cammy.

Anna and Sarah were out with Jan and Summer. Jim followed them.

They did some mild exercises and a little running at the park.

Sarah looked around the area for signs of any trouble. She didn't spot any. She looked back at Jim. She returned her attention to Anna.

"Can you watch the girls for a little bit?" Sarah asked.

Anna watched what Sarah did and deduced what she wanted to do.

"Sure." Anna said. "You want to go on a longer run now. Jim can go with you."

Sarah always worried about the fact in Cameron's future. She died in 2005 from cancer. She embraced every preventive measure she could find.

"I do." Sarah said. "I want to stay in shape."

Anna was a little worried about Sarah. She started to raise her hand towards Sarah's neck but stopped before she made contact. She knew sometimes the human girls got a little 'touchy' when they were about to be scanned. She didn't want to create a problem. She wasn't normally around Sarah since she was usually in Palmdale.

"May I?" Anna asked.

It was clear she wanted to scan Sarah.

Sarah wasn't used to being scanned but she knew Cameron asked her to allow some of the female Terminators to scan her from time to time. There was only so much they could do from their limited contact. There were still things which could set off red flags. If they were able to detect any negative changes, they would let her know. So far there hadn't been any.

"I don't mind." Sarah said.

Sarah liked to get a quick 'check up' every now and then. It beat going to the doctor's office. She wanted to be around as long as possible for John, Jan, and Kyle.

Anna quickly did a scan. Everything seemed OK.

"I'll take care of the girls." Anna said.

Jim previously hung back from them. It was no longer the case. He walked up alongside of Sarah.

"I'm ready when you are." Jim said.

Sarah felt she needed to offer an explanation as to the change in procedure.

"We've found out it's better if Jim runs next to me, rather than in back of me." Sarah said. "Someone thought he was chasing me once. John Henry picked up the 911 call and quashed it. You know how some people are…."

She didn't know it actually happened a number of times. Cameron was very disturbed about the reports. She figured it could actually put Sarah in more danger by what other people may perceive was happening based upon their misconceptions and prejudgment of other individuals.

Sarah looked at Jim. She bid farewell to Jan and started it out on her run. Jim was alongside her.

Anna watched them go. The 'Cameron' in her knew some people felt similar misconceptions about Terminators once too. Prejudice and hate didn't need to be based on skin tone. It could easily transfer over to the nature of someone's existence. Not everyone was born. Some individuals were built.

The root of prejudice was ignorance, lack of understanding and the lack of tolerance.

Claire led Cammy away from the commissary.

Cammy looked back over her shoulder one more time. She wondered where they were going. She thought it would be better if Claire was with Hanna. She wanted to go back to the commissary.

"Where's Hanna?" Cammy asked.

Claire already knew.

"She's busy." Claire said.

Cammy didn't like being led away from Savannah. She needed to put up with it because it was the 'Natural Order'. She wouldn't stand in the way of Savannah's destiny for it. She didn't see any reason to rush things along. She thought they would all happen in due time. It didn't look like she would be able to delay anything today.

She would like to share some alone time with Claire while Savannah was busy with Young Allison. She shared with Claire in Cameron's future while she was in Ginger's chassis. She actually liked being in Ginger's chassis for almost a year. Her appearance was very much like Savannah in Ginger's chassis. It was also a Restorator chassis. It was equipped with a superior neural network sensory system. She also liked the much larger breasts Ginger's sheath possessed. She noted everyone she was with did as well. Claire didn't have a problem when she transitioned back into her own chassis. She felt Claire responded even more passionately to her then. It was probably because Claire saw her as 'Cameron'. It didn't matter. She enjoyed being with Claire. She liked the way Claire responded to her touch as well as the way Claire touched her. There was no reason she couldn't squeeze in a little alone time with her right now. If Hanna was busy, it meant Claire should have some free time.

"I'm not busy." Cammy said.

Claire looked over at Cammy. She knew an invitation when she heard one. It was a while since she was with Cammy. She was ready for a little refresher. It seemed like the best place to go to be out of everyone's way would be her room.

"I'm not either." Claire said. "Would you like to walk me to my room?"

Cammy didn't want to be inadvertently interrupted. She didn't want Savannah to see her with Claire, especially if she was with Young Allison. She didn't think it would go over very well. It appeared Young Allison became jealous quite easily.

"Will Summer or Young Allison go there?" Cammy asked.

Claire knew it was always a possibility. She really didn't think it mattered because she was aware both of her daughters spied on her plenty of times. She didn't see anything wrong with it because she was 'conditioned' nightly not to worry about it. She was 'conditioned' to embrace it. She couldn't say she didn't do similar things when she was younger as well either. She did. It was just human nature to see what was going on with other people, even if it was of a sexual nature. She really didn't think it was a big deal one way or the other.

"They might." Claire said. "They all know what happens."

Cammy was more worried about Savannah being with them.

"We can use Holly's room." Cammy said. "It's a little out of the way."

Claire wondered why they would use Holly's room.

"Do you have a room?" Claire asked.

Cammy drew the short straw as far as a room went, she went directly from the lab table to her assignment upon her activation.

"I only have Savannah's room." Cammy said. "Cam and I share space for some of our things in another room. We were both assigned to Vanna and Savannah upon our creation."

Claire thought Cammy was there on her own free will. Her statement made it sound like an assignment. It made her wonder about Hanna. Cameron actually gave her the choice of Hanna, Ally, or Sheila. She was enamored with Allison's lover Vanna at the time so she picked Hanna. If she had it to do over again, she would've picked Sheila because she was sweet on Jesse now. She wanted to know more.

"Aren't you there by choice?" Claire asked.

Cammy ran a modified version of Cameron's program. She really didn't think there was a choice. She loved Savannah before she ever met her. She loved her because Cameron loved her. She loved her even more when she was with her.

"We could have refused the assignment." Cammy said. "We love our girls."

Cammy looked around the hallway behind them and in front of them. She didn't see the need to advertise who she was with. It would be clear to anyone who saw them what was going to happen. She quickly opened the door to Holly's room and ushered Claire in.

Vanna and Allison finished up in the shower. They playfully dried each other off. There was plenty of touching and kissing as they did so. They entered the bedroom and started to dress.

Allison made sure she gave Vanna a complete 'pressure reduction' as they showered. She found it very exciting as the warm water cascaded over them and the shower filled with steam.

The girls were soon dressed. They helped each other as necessary. They quickly made sure the other one was presentable. It didn't take a lot of work for them to do it. They were always presentable. They knew how they liked each other to look

Allison thought about what options were available to them. It never seemed there were a whole lot of choices. The Metal girls always seem to watch over them and try to keep a leash on them. They understood it was because of their safety as well as the possessiveness of the Metal girls. She really couldn't blame them for either one, especially the latter. Everyone liked to keep track and control of what they felt was 'theirs'. It was understandable. She would still like to get out and do a little more.

"We should go somewhere." Allison said.

Vanna needed to think about Precious. She was aware she wouldn't be able to do anything for a while after what Allison did in the shower. She wanted to make sure there would be someone there for Precious if needed. Somehow the prospect of going out to do something with Allison excited her greatly. It seemed as if it was quite a spell since the last time they did. She wasn't sure if Allison wanted to go out, without a Terminator presence.

"Where?" Vanna asked. "I need to check with Jesse and Riley first if we do."

Allison was used to the old days where they could pick up and go at any time. She understood there were new responsibilities. It was easy to forget for her. She wasn't the one nursing Precious. She was usually in Palmdale. Everything was different now.

"I didn't think about it." Allison said.

Allison wondered if it made her look irresponsible. She actually wondered if she wasn't irresponsible. Somehow it seemed like she was. She was a long way away from just survival.

Vanna needed to work on some things in the lab. She could see Allison wanted to go out. She wanted to spend more time with Allison to do other things and not just use the bed. They could share with each other anytime on an intimate level. It wasn't always easy to get out for other things. She just needed to check real quick.

"It will only take a few seconds." Vanna said. "I want to go out with you."

Allison smiled. She didn't really have a set plan other than the fact it would just be fun to go out. They were always things to do even if she really couldn't think of any right now specifically. It didn't matter. She wanted to spend time with Vanna and do things. She really didn't care what they were.

Vanna made the call and Jesse said she would have everything covered for the rest of the day. She called Cam. Allison called Holly to let them know they wanted to go out.

Allison was a little surprised when her call went to voice mail. It was very unusual. Holly always picked up when she called.

"Holly isn't answering." Allison said.

Vanna received the same response, or lack of it.

"Neither is Cam." Vanna said.

Allison figured there was only one reason why Holly wouldn't respond to her call. She actually thought it was a pretty good reason.

"They must be together." Allison said.

Vanna agreed with her assessment. There was one way to find out. There was actually several ways it could be accomplished.

"We can go by and check on them." Vanna said.

Allison would like to see them together, but didn't want to be rude. She never liked to have one of her 'finishes' interrupted. It was always hard for her to get restarted from an interruption. It was more of a mental issue than a physical one.

"I don't want to disturb them." Allison said.

Vanna was aware there were plenty of other Terminators around the Resistance base.

"We can find someone else to go with us." Vanna said. "It shouldn't be too hard."

Allison wondered who they would find first. She was a little hungry as well.

"Let's look around and grab a bite to eat first." Allison said.

Vanna looked over at Allison. She thought they were going to do something a little fancier.

"You don't want to eat out?" Vanna asked.

Allison giggled at the statement. She thought they already did it…. She quickly realized that Vanna referred to actual food.

"OK." Allison said. "Let's look for one of the Metal girls. They're all at the base."

Vanna and Allison headed out.

Cameron wanted to find some Skynet action. There was too much of a lull for her liking. There must be some target she could do an 'advanced recon' on. She didn't want to call it an assault or combat. It seemed to produce a lot of negative reactions around the Resistance base. The bottom line was, if there was a job which needed to be done, she was ready to do it. She felt it was her responsibility. She knew things didn't get done thinking about them. Somehow it actually made it worse to think about it and not do it.

John Henry thought Cameron looked a little too anxious for an assignment which could turn into a battle. He thought he could refocus her attention a little.

"Anna is alone with the girls at the park." John Henry said.

Bob was aware there were several sets of human females at the base.

"Which girls?" Bob asked.

John Henry expected to get Cameron's attention, not Bob's attention.

"Anna's with Summer and Jan." John Henry said. "Sarah's on a long run with Jim."

Bob was concerned when he heard Summer was there at the park. She was his favorite of the human girls. He somehow felt the best connection with her over all of them. He didn't know it was the same connection every Terminator felt, as well as every human. Summer was very much like River along those lines where she could see a little deeper into everyone. When someone could see a little deeper into someone else, they knew what things would please them, and which ones wouldn't. With only one Terminator and two human girls there now, it seemed they were a little light on Terminators.

"Maybe I will go there, to the park." Bob said.

Cameron didn't think it was a problem. She didn't want him to worry.

"Anna has it under control." Cameron said. "Don't worry about it."

Bob looked over all of the screens in the Command Center. He didn't see any major threat pending anywhere. It was always a good thing. He understood usually when they didn't see anything about to happen, is actually when it did. Right now there was nothing.

"Operations look light." Bob said.

Cameron was aware Summer liked Bob and it seemed he liked her too. She really didn't want anyone to look over her shoulder if she went out. She knew Bob would feel obligated to go with her. She thought the girls at the park could use a little extra muscle.

"It would be fine, Bob." Cameron said. "Go spend time with Summer, she adores you."

Bob didn't want to seem overly anxious, even if he was.

"I'm just doing my job." Bob said and left.

Cameron thought about the wording Bob used. She felt a mild glitch impulse but suppressed it.

"Aren't we all…." Cameron said softly as she looked in the direction of the commissary. "Aren't we all…."

John Henry saw the far off look in Cameron's eyes. He thought it was better than her looking at the monitor which showed the body cam footage of the 'action' in Sheila's room. Even though it currently displayed a different image, he was sure Cameron knew. CamNet probably told her.

There was another issue which came to the forefront of his mind. He thought about it and the question just sort of blurted out. It wasn't how he expected things to play out.

"Is there any change in policy for male Terminators to become 'active'?" John Henry asked.

The question caught Cameron off guard. She thought it was in reference to the superior female Terminator programming.

"What?" Cameron asked. "Does someone desire advanced programming? I haven't been made aware of any request."

John Henry felt the best course of action was to be direct. If he was going to be involved in a little more intimate activity, he figured he should probably be specific. He really didn't want to be deactivated but he saw how easy it was to get caught up in the moment.

"I'm asking for myself." John Henry said.

Cameron tilted her head slightly. She wondered about the nature of John Henry's request. She wasn't even sure if he referred to a male or a female. She thought she would try to find out with a little tact.

"You want to have 'relations' with a female?" Cameron asked. "Is she Terminator or human?"

John Henry wasn't sure how this was going to play out. He didn't want to get too specific. He didn't want to cause a problem for Sheila. He was sure if it wasn't something Cameron wouldn't approve of, she would probably go after whoever she thought was actually behind it. He didn't want anyone 'punished' on his accord.

"It is private." John Henry said. "I just need to know if it's allowed or if I'll be deactivated. All the female Terminators are active except Anna. It would only seem fair the male Terminators could be as well. I think it's something you can see even if we don't need to ask anyone else."

Cameron knew it was true. She was afraid where things were heading. She was quick to understand he indicated Savannah and Young Allison. He knew if either one, or both of them, became involved, they would agree male Terminators should have the same sexual Freedom as female Terminators. There were a few things she wanted to take off the table immediately.

"John, Savannah, and Young Allison are off limits." Cameron said. "Is it understood?"

John Henry was a little surprised Cameron mentioned John. He realized she didn't know if he referred to a male or a female for his request. He thought maybe it was better to leave it a little ambiguous.

"Yes. I understand the minor restriction." John Henry said. "I don't want to disrupt the 'Natural Order', or step on anyone's toes."

Cameron was surprised it took this long for the issue to come up. She didn't think anything was done in secret, or behind her back yet by any of the male Terminators.

She felt the male Terminators were more advanced now than they started out as. Even without the advanced infiltration programming, they were always expanding. She didn't want to encourage them to start having relations, but she also wanted to be fair.

"Anything else is permitted." Cameron said. "Keep it discreet. You need to remember it's not all fun and games. I don't want any problems. There are always complications which will arise. I just want to warn you in advance. You've seen some of the problems I've experienced. They can happen to anyone. Whenever two people interact on a regular basis there are bound to be issues on which they don't always agree. It's not just about the sex if the relationship expands."

John Henry said almost the same thing to her she just said. He didn't want to cause her any additional worry.

"It's just a question at this point." John Henry said. "You need to understand even without the advanced programming, the male Terminators are all growing and developing. You know the female infiltration units are as well."

Cameron was expecting something like this sooner or later.

"The human females are to be treated with respect and dignity and never abused. They are much more delicate than the Metal girls, you know this." Cameron said. "Any response to them should be done at a level similar to a human male to prevent any type of excessive friction in certain areas. I know they may ask for it, but it must be considered. You need to remember a human male does not last very long during intercourse. There is also an excessively long time before they can perform again. It's very annoying. The human female body is far superior for sex and love making."

John Henry was a little surprised at Cameron's detailed revelation. He read some of the complaints females expressed towards their interaction with males in Cosmo. He learned to read articles in there from Cameron as did everyone else. He always checked on the articles Savannah would read. He figured she would have better insight into everything than he would. Many of the things he read he found rather eye opening. He also read what human females prefer in a sexual encounter.

"I would treat any female with dignity and respect. Anything would have to be mutual and initiated by the female." John Henry said. "I know 'stop' means stop, and that 'no' means no. I won't be abusive in any way. I don't believe any male Terminator would."

Cameron actually expected this question years ago. She was sure John Henry wasn't the only one to want a little more.

"Have any other Terminators asked about this?" Cameron asked.

John Henry knew he needed to tread lightly. He didn't want to cause a problem for anyone.

"No male Terminator has asked." John Henry said.

He did see more than a few 'look'. He was sure Steve and Tom, who were both created as Restorators, were interested in females. He believed Bob and Jim's long exposure to human females made them contenders. He also knew they were all sweet on Savannah because of the way she treated them, and they were around her the most. It best seemed like a subject to stay away from. They could get the 'talk' from Cameron themselves if the issue ever arose.

Cameron could only come to one conclusion.

"Were you 'asked'?" Cameron asked.

John Henry didn't want to reveal any more information than was necessary. He didn't want Cameron to keep 'fishing' either.

"Yes." John Henry said. "It is private."

Cameron could tell John Henry was very uneasy about the discussion. She didn't want to give him a complex or make him shy away from his desires. She saw the way Claire looked at some of the male Terminators previously. She was aware no human male was ever been able to provide Claire with a finish during intercourse. She couldn't imagine how terrible it must be to have to go through the 'procedure' without any payoff. Sometimes she felt she was like a 'silicone love doll'. She realized Claire must have felt the same way every time.

"I can't restrict you from what others are doing except to respect the 'Natural Order'." Cameron said. "I've already disrupted it myself. I advise you to use extreme caution, especially if any human females are involved. They are very fragile both physically and emotionally."

John Henry didn't want to have a love relationship. He wanted to experiment and try out his 'equipment'. It was mainly for educational purposes to him at this point, at least it's what he tried to tell himself.

"I think it would be done more as sex more than as a relationship or love." John Henry said.

Cameron was aware people could get caught up in what they were doing, especially if it involved sexual relations. She didn't believe there was any such thing as 'no strings attached', or 'friends with benefits'. She thought it might only work in a one time encounter if some type of remuneration was exchanged. In other words, sex for money with a stranger who was never seen again. She was aware people even got caught up in the monetary transactions. They could still develop feelings for someone.

"These things have a way of creating their own direction other than what you think it will be." Cameron said. "I can only offer you a warning. If you play with fire…."

John Henry was acquainted with the saying. He figured in Sheila's case it might turn extreme on him at some point if he turned her down. She might use a Taser on him and make it so he would be unable to perform with any female for quite some time. He really didn't want his 'package' added to her collection.

"You get burnt…." John Henry said.

Cameron couldn't help but think about all the grief that she'd experienced personally.

"It's inevitable." Cameron said.

Cameron was afraid of the 'feelings and emotions' which could develop with a sexual relationship. She didn't think John Henry fully understood the way things could happen, expand and fall apart. Not everything involved in a relationship was pleasure. It seemed a lot of it was pain.

Cammy quickly ushered Claire into Holly's room. She didn't want anyone to see them go in there. She expected the room to be empty. It wasn't.

Holly and Cam recently just unplugged.

They were naked.

Claire was a little shaken at what they walked into. She felt embarrassed and she just intruded.

"I'm sorry." Claire said. "We didn't mean to disturb you."

Claire turned to leave.

Holly didn't see it as a problem.

"Wait." Holly said. "We just 'finished' up."

Holly and Cam made no effort to cover themselves up. Both of them previously shared with Claire and Cammy before. They all understood the female body was something of beauty and nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about. If anything, it should be worshiped.

Cam and Holly saw Vanna and Allison tried to contact them earlier. The girls wanted to go out. They told Cammy and Claire what was requested of them.

Claire would have liked it to expand into a four way.

"Do you both have to leave now?" Claire asked.

Cam was a little worried they hadn't responded sooner.

"If the girls need us, we need to respond." Cam said. "We should have done so earlier but we couldn't stop."

Holly would like to make it a four way as well. It just wasn't going to be right then.

"We can all hook up later." Holly said. "Our girls need us."

Vanna and Allison left their room. They were going to go in search of some Terminators to go out with them since Cam and Holly appeared to be tied up. It wasn't long before they made contact.

Allison spotted her mother, she was with someone.

"There goes Cameron and my mom now." Allison said.

From a distance Vanna didn't think so. She would need to be closer.

"I think that's Cammy." Vanna said. "It's not Cam."

Vanna held Allison back.

"Let's see where they go." Vanna said.

They watched Cammy and Claire head for Holly's room.

It all made sense to Allison now.

"Now we know why Cam and Holly didn't respond." Allison said.

Vanna came to the same conclusion as Allison.

"They must be going to do a 'four way'." Vanna said.

Vanna wished she could make it a 'five way'. She knew that was one Hot line up.

No. She was there to go out with Allison. There would be plenty of time for every hook up imaginable at some point. She didn't want to spoil the 'four way' hookup.

"Let's tell Cam and Holly we found someone else." Vanna said.

Allison frowned a little bit.

"You know it's my mother in there." Allison said.

Vanna felt Allison was hung up too much on what her mother did. She thought she missed the entire point about why her mother was there.

"She is no different than us." Vanna said as she reminded Allison. "Her wants and needs are the same as ours. Can you honestly tell me you wouldn't want to be where she was at right now?"

Allison thought it would be a pretty hot hookup.

"OK - OK. I know." Allison said. "It's just the idea."

Allison took out her phone and sent Holly a message she would be out for most of the day. Vanna did the same for Cam. They explained they made other arrangements for an escort. They also indicated if they were currently 'busy', they could remain 'busy' for as long as they wanted.

Holly and Cam acknowledged the message and thanked the girls.

Allison saw the look in Vanna's eyes earlier at the prospect of a 'five way'. She knew love was about sacrifice. She would allow Vanna to have what she wanted.

"You can join them if you want, Vanna." Allison said. "It's fine with me."

Vanna understood sometimes love was about sacrifice. Allison was there and she's what mattered the most to her.

"Not today." Vanna said. "We belong to each other."

Allison smiled and gave Vanna a kiss. She reached down and took Vanna's hand. It was an age old gesture which said so much. The girls enjoyed being in each other's company no matter what they did, or even if they did nothing.

"Let's go find another Terminator, and a ride." Allison said.

Vanna wasn't sure who they would run into first. She knew they needed to make sure they weren't already on another assignment. They would need to do it before they said anything to them. She knew they would stop whatever assignment they were on to accommodate them. She appreciated the gesture, but didn't want to disrupt any operations.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

It Is Private

Everyone needs a few secrets
Some things they don't want known
Everyone has done something
They would rather not own

Maybe they didn't do it
Maybe it was done to them
The truth isn't always fair
It's easy for others to condemn

Often when a story is told
Some details are forgotten
It's more likely than not
They were about something rotten

A half truth is a lie
As are lies of omission
It's a shaky narrow path
When the destination is contrition

Some think it is easy
For others to assimilate
They would rather isolate
When they feel it is private

Nobody