Chapter 1089
Keep It That Way
Savannah took one more look at all the airliners parked around the airport in Mojave. She spotted two large propeller driven cargo planes. She always liked to see them there. They were both silver. She wasn't sure if they were painted, or in the natural aluminum finish. They were both a C-133 Cargomaster. They looked like a giant and elongated C-130 Hercules. They did all the heavy lifting for the military until the C-5 Galaxy came out. She did some research on them and found there were actually three of them parked in Mojave for a while. She didn't know what happened to the third one.
She turned control of the B-25 over to Young Allison. It was still undetermined exactly what they were going to do.
Young Allison turned the Mitchell west and away from the railroad tracks and Sierra Highway, which paralleled the tracks between Mojave and Lancaster. Sierra Highway paralleled the railroad tracks all the way to Palmdale.
In Palmdale the rail line divided. One section headed off towards Cajon Pass. The other section continued straight, along with the road. They went for several more miles before both of them started through a series of curves as they needed to climb the hills out of the Antelope Valley. The railroad tracks needed to traverse Soledad Canyon and then go through Newhall on its way into the San Fernando Valley. There were still three tunnels left on the line. The other ones were either 'daylighted' or bypassed. Five tunnels were taken out of service. The remaining tunnel was renumbered from Tunnel 25 to Tunnel 20. Tunnel 18 and Tunnel 19 were still there.
Young Allison headed towards Cameron's airstrip. She looked over at Cameron and then at Savannah.
Savannah sensed something was about to happen. She really wanted Young Allison at home.
"We'll be nearing Cameron's airstrip soon." Savannah said.
Young Allison wanted to push it a little.
"Let me cut the grass." Young Allison said. "I can do it at Cameron's airstrip. Nobody is around."
Savannah looked at Cameron, she nodded back at her. She wanted Young Allison to use moderation.
"You can do it one time and don't push it." Savannah said.
Young Allison wanted to tell Savannah she reminded her of her 'mother', but decided against it. She knew Savannah looked out for her just like her mother did or someone who truly loved her. She understood Savannah didn't want anything to happen to her. She didn't want anything to happen to Savannah either.
She was aware in the relationship between Vanna and Allison, it was Vanna who was dominant. When she secretly observed them, she saw Vanna was always in control, most of the time anyway. She also saw when Jesse was with Allison, she was dominant too. Jesse was always in control.
She knew Vanna and Jesse were both dominant with her mother too. She spied on all of them. She observed Vanna and Jesse together once. Jesse was in control there too. From what she observed with Sheila, it was clear she would be in control with whoever she was with as well. She didn't know if she liked someone who was dominant, or if she would like to be dominant. She wondered if she started out submissive if she would always stay the same way. There were many things to think about as to what would happen in her future.
She watched a TV program about canines once. It was everything from wolves to dogs to coyotes. Within each group, which was a pack, they all got along fine once order was established as to who was in charge, and each one in order below them. As long as no one tried to change the order, there weren't any problems. Maybe it's how it was with people too.
She was aware in many traditional relationships the male was normally in charge. She thought it was true on the surface. She was pretty sure the female was able to exert a lot of control in the bedroom. When things didn't happen, the male was usually a little more compliant with things the female desired outside of the bedroom.
Savannah glanced over at Young Allison and watched her for a few seconds.
"You're drifting." Savannah said.
Young Allison was aware she lost focus for a few seconds. She was thinking about a lot of personal things and what her future would hold. She certainly wasn't about to say what she was thinking to Savannah and everyone else who would hear her. She would try to cover up the real reason.
"I wanted to see if you were paying attention to me." Young Allison said. "Thank you for explaining."
Savannah looked over at Young Allison. She looked at her a moment before she spoke.
"I pay attention to everything you do." Savannah said.
The two girls looked at each other for more than a few seconds after Savannah's statement.
"Thank you for explaining." Young Allison said.
Young Allison actually wondered if it meant flying, or 'everything'.
She was sure everyone knew everything she did, even when she was alone. She didn't think it was a big deal because all of the females did it. She understood all of the males did as well. Well, the human ones anyway. She didn't know about the male Terminators. They didn't seem very sexual. She blinked her eyes twice and turned her concentration to the task at hand. She wanted to 'cut the grass'.
Young Allison firewalled the throttles and entered into a shallow dive.
Savannah watched the low altitude speed rapidly build.
"Don't push it past three hundred." Savannah said.
Young Allison didn't want Savannah upset at her.
"I won't." Young Allison said.
She was aware Savannah didn't specify knots or miles per hour. It gave her about forty five miles an hour to 'play' with. She didn't intend to push the B-25 too hard anyway. She decided to keep Savannah happy and not exceed three hundred miles an hour in her shallow dive. She flattened her shallow dive out a little bit. She didn't want to build up too much airspeed.
Young Allison didn't like all the 'mothering', but she also didn't want to disappoint or anger Savannah. Having Savannah's approval meant a lot to her. Having her love meant even more. She didn't intend to gamble with either one of them.
Savannah kept track of the instruments as well as the horizon. Everything looked good to her. She noted Young Allison didn't exceed the speed she set as the limit. She didn't think she should comment on it.
Young Allison came over the top of the private airstrip at an elevation of twenty feet at a speed of three hundred and two miles an hour. She glanced over at Savannah to see if she would say anything.
Savannah didn't say anything one way or the other.
Young Allison flared up and came around again and made two touch and go landings before she turned the plane over to Savannah, who made two also. Savannah then asked Young Allison to land it and taxi back to the shed.
There were two vehicles from the Detail waiting for them.
Savannah spoke to Young Allison.
"I want you to inspect the plane after we're parked and everything is shut off." Savannah said. "I'll observe you."
Young Allison intended to do it anyway. She also wanted to do one new thing.
"I want to clear the guns too." Young Allison said. "I haven't done it yet."
Sheila came up out of the nose. She decided to have some fun of her own.
"I'll help Allison clear the guns and stow the ammunition." Sheila said.
Savannah wondered about it. With Cameron there she doubted Sheila would do anything foolish. She looked around for a tanker.
"I don't see a fuel truck." Savannah said.
Cameron knew there was plenty of fuel left for the last leg of the trip back to Van Nuys. She didn't intend for the Mitchell to go anywhere else other than back to Van Nuys. If there were some further operations needed, or another destination necessary, she would do it. The flight over the mountains wasn't very long in the B-25. She thought back to Ally and Derek and knew their flight time was much shorter.
"We're good on fuel load for the flight home." Cameron said.
Everyone went to work once the engines were shut down.
Kyle was on a recon mission with Bob. They all become routine at this point. He didn't expect this one to be any different. He knew even though the recon seemed routine, there was no guarantee it would stay the same way. He needed to keep all of his senses operating at their peak. What he observed initially seemed to be very mundane.
"This place looks deserted." Kyle said.
Bob checked their surroundings and made several scans with different vision spectrums. The area looked clear of immediate danger. He knew not to mistake 'quiet' for 'secure'.
"Maybe it's the point." Bob said. "We want to make sure we don't walk into the middle of someone's ambush."
They placed some surveillance gear to cover the area for future monitoring.
The more Kyle looked at the target location, the more something looked off. Everything was neat and orderly, but something ate away at him. THAT was it. It was too neat.
"Maybe we should take a look inside." Kyle said. "This place looks too sterile for my taste. Take a good look at it. It's like everything is perfect. I feel it's like something someone wanted us to see."
Bob thought about what Kyle said. It did seem to be rather well kept. It wasn't something he thought about or triggered any type of alert. He was sure it was one of the situations where humans viewed things differently, even if it was for illogical reasons.
"It does look surprisingly in order and exhibits extreme neatness." Bob said.
It seemed reason enough for Kyle to want to look closer.
"It's why I feel the need to look inside." Kyle said.
It raised an alarm bell for Bob. Maybe the sterility was bait. It could be the 'hook' to draw them in.
"It may be a sucker play to pull us in." Bob said.
Kyle didn't want to get played again. Perhaps restraint was in order.
"I want to watch this place for a while." Kyle said. "Maybe John Henry can check the records out in detail. I bet we're missing something. I don't know what it is, but there is something 'off' about the location where we're at."
Kyle hoped John Henry would be able to come up with some additional clues the more he looked into the records. They would check things like electricity and water usage from the utility department. Those two things were always an indicator if the building was in use or not. Sometimes there was an illegal electrical hook up. If there were power lines on poles, it wasn't too hard to do. To bypass the water meter was a little more involved. The easiest thing for them to do was damage it, or disconnect it, so it no longer read the usage.
John noted Kyle's observation and Bob deduction. It sent up a 'red flag' for him.
"It seems like Kyle and Bob suspect something." John said. "The fact they both think something is off is a pretty good indication there probably is."
John Henry started to receive video files from the surveillance gear they installed.
"Yes." John Henry said. "Here's the footage we're receiving from the equipment they set up."
John looked at the images. At first everything looked normal until he looked harder and thought about it. He remembered what both Kyle and Bob indicated.
"Things do look overly clean around there." John said. "I don't like it. It looks like someone went to a lot of effort to make things look the way they do."
John Henry wanted to offer John a solution. He knew John didn't want Kyle in combat. He didn't see any reason to push it.
"Perhaps they should withdraw." John Henry said.
John thought about it. Maybe a few more teams of Terminators there would make him feel better. He wanted the recon to go to surveillance at this point.
"I think they need to stay put for right now." John said. "Who else do we have in the area?"
John Henry doubted John was going to like the news. He reported to John earlier the P-51 returned to Van Nuys.
"Ally and Derek are the closest." John Henry said. "They were on their way back from the airport."
It wasn't what John wanted to hear. He didn't want to risk it. He was about to tell John Henry not to notify them.
They received a transmission from Derek.
"We just got an alert from you." Derek said. "What's the situation?"
Derek knew Riley went to the doctor's office. He didn't think she returned to the base yet. It was his first concern. He didn't want to make the situation personal or about him and his affairs. He hoped if it involved Riley they would tell him without him needing to ask.
John looked at John Henry. He wasn't sure if he should be upset with him or not.
John Henry could see John wasn't pleased with what he did. All he did was follow standard procedure to notify anyone in the vicinity of a possible threat to be a little more aware of what was going on around them. If there was the possibility of some type of ambush, it may be bigger and they thought by design. The enemy may be on the lookout for who else they could snag before the ambush was triggered.
"It was precautionary." John Henry said. "They should be more attentive of their surroundings for their safety. We don't know the scope of anything yet other than there's something 'off'."
John felt if they were alerted, they might as well know the whole story.
"Bob and Kyle are on a recon which looks suspicious." John said. "So far it's nothing more than a suspicion. They don't like the way the area looks. It gave Kyle a bad 'feel'."
Derek became a little bit more combat aware with the last bit of information. He went on many operations with his brother. When Kyle got a bad feeling about something, it was usually for a good reason. He wanted to back his brother's play.
"Give us the location information." Derek said. "I want to back Bob's team up."
John looked at John Henry and nodded. He knew if things went from bad to worse, the Terminator with each of the Reese brothers would take the brunt of the combat. He knew Ally would do whatever Bob would do in a combat situation.
"Remember this is a recon only." John said. "I don't want anyone to push things and get into a combat situation before we get more personnel to the location."
John knew what statement would come next and it did.
"Thank you, John. We'll try to play it cool if possible." Derek said. "I need to back my brother's play."
John frowned at the revelation. Under the circumstances he knew it was the right thing to do. He wanted to make sure they got more Terminators to the location as soon as possible. They would be able to free up both Derek and Kyle.
Derek sat next to Ally as she drove. She hadn't said anything during his conversation with the Command Center. He knew she was able to hear everything. He wanted to make his intentions clear and why he wanted to go.
"I take it you heard everything." Derek said. "I want to back Kyle up."
Ally was one step ahead of him.
"I did, we were already headed there." Ally said.
Derek didn't see what she did specifically. He thought she was taking a different way back to the base.
"How did you know?" Derek asked.
Ally received a communication she didn't normally receive unless it was for one of Cameron's 'off the books' operations.
"I was given an alert by CamNet, earlier." Ally said.
Now Derek was even more worried. He understood CamNet usually stayed in the background.
"Is it normal?" Derek asked.
Ally felt the increased caution was all related to Young Allison.
"No." Ally said. "The more Young Allison has become involved in the operations, the more CamNet is acting on Young Allison's 'concerns'."
Derek figured Ally was acting on the hunch.
"Do you mean Young Allison sent us to back up Kyle before the threat was actually called?" Derek asked.
Ally knew when Young Allison spoke, CamNet listened. She probably thought it was a good thing she didn't tell Derek they were there because she was the Boss. It was clear there was another Boss, as well as the Boss of the Boss.
"Yes." Ally said. "CamNet does Young Allison's bidding."
Derek knew it was a lot of power for anyone to be able to yield, especially a young teenage girl. Young Allison really impressed him. She was very different from Allison in many ways. She was exactly like her in other ways. They were the same person after all. It was still a hard concept to put into one's head.
Both Kyle and him clandestinely checked on the younger versions of themselves. They didn't want them to become involved with the Resistance. They wanted them to have a 'normal' life.
He wanted to check out the younger version of Riley in the timeline. He didn't know who he could ask and not cause a problem. He thought about asking Bob or Jim to obtain the information for him and then they could go do a 'security check' on her. He didn't think anyone would approve of him doing it, especially Riley. He didn't think it hurt anything to look. He returned his attention back to Young Allison's actions.
"I've read the reports of some of her actions." Derek said. "I think they helped in every case. They helped me."
Ally was aware what Cameron was really after.
"Her actions have helped everyone. They've been bold and decisive. They helped as is well in my encounter with a biker gang. Cameron has been instructing Young Allison for as long as she can remember." Ally said. "Cameron is trying to create a human version of herself."
Derek wasn't sure it was a good idea. It was just the opposite of what he wanted for the younger version of him in this timeline. It was the total opposite.
"Is it just for John?" Derek asked.
Ally felt it went deeper than just one person. She was aware of what Cameron believed she needed to complete so things would be as they were in her future. She knew they caused Cameron a lot of internal conflict, as well as grief.
"I think it's for herself too." Ally said.
Derek was aware of Cameron's future and what occurred there regarding the 'Natural Order'. He wasn't really sure there was such a thing. There was nothing like it in his future. If it was truly the 'Natural Order', then it surely would be in his timeline as well. Perhaps if they all stayed there it's what would have happened. All of the key players were back in the present. He needed to concentrate on what could possibly occur when they backed up Bob's team.
"Let me get our gear ready." Derek said. "I don't like where this is going."
Derek climbed into the back and grabbed two vests and a selection of weapons. He was glad there was a Terminator backing him up. It didn't bother him it was Ally. It actually pleased him. He knew the 'Allison' on her chip would watch out for him, even more than he would expect from another Terminator. Well, Hanna and Sheila would probably do the same as Ally. Sometimes he wondered if any of those three would actually do 'a little more'. He was pretty sure Sheila would under the right circumstances. He would certainly like to know exactly what the right circumstances were. He could have used them for all the months Riley was out of commission and not herself.
Great. Now Riley was in his mind again. He knew she suffered a lot of worries on her own about her current circumstances. They bothered him as well. He wasn't sure there was anything they could do except roll with the punches.
Riley and Jesse were on their way back from the doctor's visit. There was an entourage of Terminators with them. CamNet arranged for them to pick up a selection of food on restaurant row. They were in the process of doing it. The mission was nearly complete.
"It's the last of it." Jesse said as she returned with Holly.
They carried the food from the last location.
Riley wanted to assist them, but they all insisted she remain in the SUV with Samantha. She didn't want them to treat her differently because of her doctor's visit. It wasn't like there was something new wrong with her. She didn't want to feel like there was either.
"I could have helped too." Riley said. "There's nothing wrong with me which wasn't already wrong with me before. We just know what the problem is now. It's Skynet's fault for everything either directly or indirectly."
Jesse didn't want Samantha to feel alone. Samantha was there for Riley so Riley should be there for her.
"I wanted you to keep Samantha company." Jesse said.
Riley wondered why she hadn't thought of it. She was still worried because Samantha couldn't go in to see the doctor with her since her sheath hadn't finished Resequencing yet. They didn't want her appearance to become a liability like Isabelle's appearance turned into. It led to an HK drone strike which was thwarted at the last second.
Riley looked over at Samantha and smiled. Samantha smiled back at her. The girls held each other's gaze a little longer than they should have. There was some silent communication to signify their closeness.
Jim was ready to go back.
"We should be back to the base soon." Jim said.
Samantha thought everyone could get ready and be waiting for them. They originally wanted to surprise everyone, but she thought it would be better to let them know so everyone could prepare. They could be tied up doing any number of things from sharing with each other, to target practice.
"Maybe we should let them know we're coming." Samantha said. "That way they can all be ready. There's no need to make someone hurry if we don't need to."
Everyone agreed.
Holly made the call. She was very relieved she did.
"It was just in time." Holly said. "Claire was getting ready to make something for all of you."
Riley was glad they caught Claire before she got started. She knew the additional help would get everything ready in the commissary before they arrived.
"Maybe they will get everything else ready." Riley said. "Everything should be a breeze then."
Jim wanted to get Riley and Jesse back before anything happened. He was aware of the alert which concerned Bob and Kyle. He was a little concerned because Ally and Derek were on their way there as well.
"Either way, we'll be back shortly." Jim said.
He decided not to say anything yet. They didn't know anything yet so there was no need to worry everyone over speculation. So far there was no threat identified. It didn't mean there wasn't one.
Seconds ago:
Claire and Sarah were in the commissary. They just arrived after they cleaned and stowed the weapons they just used.
"Do you know how many we need to cook for?" Claire asked.
Sarah looked around the commissary. The pantry was stocked full of things. She never saw it before to such an extent.
"No. There's sure a lot more selection here to cook and make things with now." Sarah said. "I might almost be tempted to try something."
Sarah was actually worried she would end up ruining even more food since there was more food to ruin. She didn't share her thoughts with Claire.
Claire knew it was because of her.
"I mentioned the food supplies were sort of lacking." Claire said. "The next morning the pantry was completely stocked. The girls cooked John steak and eggs for breakfast. He was very thrilled and pleased."
Sarah figured if the girls were involved, the food wasn't the only thing he was probably thrilled and pleased with. She looked at Claire for a moment and decided not to say anything since one of them was her daughter.
She wondered if it's all she would have needed to have done instead of having to go to the store herself before. She didn't like shopping. It didn't matter if it was for food or anything else. She casually looked around the commissary.
"Impressive." Sarah said. "Where did Hanna go?"
Claire noticed Sarah looked around the commissary. She looked around as well. They both looked at each other for a long moment. They were alone together. The location wasn't very private though. Anyone could walk in at any time.
"Hanna went with the girls to get them cleaned up." Claire said.
Sarah looked over towards the 'walk in' pantry. It was the most isolated location in the commissary. She was about to suggest to Claire they look for some items in there. She would make sure the door closed behind them when they entered.
Claire saw where Sarah's gaze was at. She saw it was the 'walk in' pantry. She moistened her lips slightly.
Sarah received a call. It was from John Henry who informed them what the group with Riley would bring back. Normally she would have been thrilled to hear the news. Right now she was actually a little disappointed. She was sure things could have progressed a little more between them if they were isolated in the pantry with the door closed. It would probably just be some kissing. There might be a little touching as well. The idea of touching another female was very appealing to her. She tried not to show her disappointment as she explained the situation to Claire.
"It looks like I will get a reprieve." Sarah said.
Claire tried to keep a brave face when Sarah explained to her what was happening.
"We can get everything else set up." Claire said.
Sarah wanted to make sure John was there with them as well.
"After we get set up, I'll go tell John to join us." Sarah said as she looked directly into Claire's eyes. "I'll have to take a 'rain check' on what else we were going to do. I mean all of it too. I'm pretty sure there's a recipe waiting to be put together, especially since all the ingredients are there."
Claire and Sarah looked at each other again for a long moment. They went to work but discussed nothing else further. There was nothing to discuss. They were both clearly already on the same page.
If there was a recipe to be completed, it was what Claire wanted to do. Sarah said all the ingredients were there. What else was necessary but a location to put it all together?
Young Allison wanted to stow the ammunition on the four .50 caliber machine guns.
Sheila saw an opportunity to get closer to Young Allison. She volunteered to work with her.
Young Allison was pleased she would work under the guidance of Sheila.
Sheila worked next to Young Allison. She looked around to make sure no one was watching.
She moved to pick something up and one of her breasts popped out from her top.
Young Allison looked at it but didn't say anything.
"Oops…." Sheila said. "Both of my hands are dirty or I would fix it."
Young Allison sucked in her breath a little bit. She was sure it wasn't an accident.
"I can fix it for you." Young Allison said. "It's no big deal. I've seen you before. You're very beautiful. I can honestly say it's in more ways than one."
Sheila was going to ask Young Allison to center her nipple ring for her. Young Allison moved a little quicker than she anticipated.
Young Allison pulled Sheila's top back over her exposed breast and covered 'everything' for now. She didn't touch anything or act inappropriately. She did take a good look at everything before it was covered. It only fueled her desire to get a set of rings herself. When she viewed Cammy, she saw exactly what she would look like with them.
"Thanks." Sheila said. "It happens from time to time. I usually like to center the ring when it does. If it happens again, you can do it for me."
Young Allison understood the offer. Seeing Sheila again only reinforced it.
"It's really beautiful, just like you." Young Allison said. "I've seen Jesse's and Cammy's jewelry too."
Sheila liked to be seen and noticed, especially by the people she wanted to be noticed by.
"It makes us distinctive." Sheila said. "It also makes a statement. I didn't want my ring to get snagged on anything. I appreciate you helping me."
Young Allison was sold on the idea anyway. She wanted Sheila to know what she was going to do. She knew Sheila would help her when it was time.
"I'm going to do it too." Young Allison said. "I was intrigued by Jesse and you before. Since I saw Cammy, I know it's exactly how I will look."
Sheila glanced over at Young Allison and ran some scans of her upper torso.
"I think you're pretty close to her size." Sheila said. "Everything's there to work with, but I think you may need to get approval."
Sheila almost mentioned there were other places where jewelry could go but refrained at the last second from verbalizing it. She figured it would bring Cameron and Savannah down on her. Not the way she would want either.
Young Allison didn't care for the mention about her needing 'approval'. It was something she disagreed with.
"You'll be in the past with me when I'm 'ready'." Young Allison said. "Maybe you already were for it. I want to look just like Cammy. Maybe what she showed me is what I look like after I received my set of rings. Check your files and see if you have anything on it specifically."
Sheila quickly searched for a file for it but couldn't find one available.
"Maybe I was." Sheila said. "I don't have any files related to it, at least which aren't locked. Time will tell what actually happens, even if it may have already occurred in the past. It's still in your future. It can get very complicated."
Young Allison believed they made contact in the past somehow at some point.
"I found Cammy and you in the past, we know it." Young Allison said.
Sheila recalled the drama in the desert. Evidently the H-bomb they put the grab on was a very large one. It probably was by design as well. She was sure they probably originally obtained it to take Las Vegas off of the map because of their previous encounter with the Syndicate. She could only relate to what they knew.
"I guess we do." Sheila said. "There's a missing mountain to prove it. Well it's still there, it's just all collapsing on itself because of the cavity created when everything was vaporized below it."
There was some movement behind them.
Anna appeared. She didn't look very happy.
"What's going on here?" Anna asked.
Young Allison wondered if Anna listened to their conversation.
"Nothing…." Young Allison said.
Young Allison looked very 'guilty' to Anna.
Anna looked at Sheila and wasn't convinced of it. Especially from what she heard of the conversation as she approached.
"I'll finish up with Sheila here." Anna said. "Allison, please go to Cameron and Savannah."
Young Allison didn't want to argue with Anna or create a problem for Sheila. Seeing the nipple ring up close only reaffirmed her desire to get a set for herself as soon as she could. She felt she could start with a set very soon. She thought it should be her personal choice. She didn't need approval from anyone.
Young Allison exited from the front lower hatch of the B-25.
Anna made sure Young Allison was gone. She looked at Sheila with a stern look.
"What did you do?" Anna asked.
Sheila didn't feel she did anything wrong.
"I didn't do anything." Sheila said.
Anna wasn't so sure about it.
"Did you touch her?" Anna asked.
Sheila felt a little guilty. She actually considered doing it.
"No." Sheila said. "I didn't."
Anna was still worried there was some hanky panky.
"Did she touch you?" Anna asked.
Sheila knew there wasn't any inappropriate physical contact between them. She was about to initiate it by asking Young Allison to center her nipple ring. Young Allison was too quick. She already covered her back over.
"You ask Young Allison." Sheila said. "If you don't trust me, you scan her when you ask her. I didn't touch her. She didn't touch me. I'm sure if you ask her if she wanted either one of those things to occur, you would find out she did. Nothing happened here with any touching by either of us."
Anna didn't want to make a big deal about it.
"She wants to grow up too fast." Anna said. "Don't encourage her. We all know it will happen sooner or later, there's no need to rush things. It will just further complicate her life from what it is now."
Sheila didn't think she violated any of the rules, yet.
"I've done nothing wrong." Sheila said.
Anna was responsible to make sure Young Allison didn't get ahead of herself when it came to anything sexual. That was actually by Young Allison's own order.
She wanted to issue a request rather than give a warning.
"Please keep it that way." Anna said. "None of us want to overstep. None of us want to face the wrath of Cameron, CamNet and especially Savannah."
Sheila was glad she didn't mention any other location where Young Allison could wear jewelry now. She would at some point though. Isn't it why females wore jewelry in the first place? Wasn't it to enhance their natural beauty? It didn't need to be confined to their ears or navel. It was just one step further than the eyebrow, nose or lip. Did it make a difference where the beauty actually was? She didn't think so.
Hanna stopped by with Jan and Summer at Allison's room. Cam was in there with her. They just 'finished' up.
She told them Claire was going to make something for all of them. She decided not to mention Sarah was going to assist her. Everyone was aware of Sarah's cooking reputation. She wanted to notify Vanna too.
Allison decided to call her mother and see what she was making. When she did, she was informed Riley and Jesse were now bringing food back instead.
Cam and Allison went to check on Vanna and Precious.
Vanna started to nurse Precious when they arrived.
Vanna saw Allison look at her.
"There is enough for everyone." Vanna said.
Allison and Cam looked at each other and smiled.
"I guess we know what dessert will be." Allison said.
Vanna thought she should be free for the evening
"Jesse will be back and be able to cover the evening, unless she is going to be busy." Vanna said.
Cam didn't think it should be a problem.
"Gail is still out." Cam said.
Vanna wanted to point out Claire and the other Metal girls weren't. She decided not to mention it. She wanted to see Claire herself. She didn't like to do it in front of Allison.
Cam received an alert from CamNet. She needed to leave.
"I'll leave you two alone for now." Cam said.
Allison wanted her to stay. She just shared a very pleasant time with her.
"You don't need to leave." Allison said. "They should all be back soon."
Vanna didn't see what the rush was.
"We can all wait here until Riley returns." Vanna said.
Cam walked out the door. She didn't offer a further explanation or say anything else.
Vanna watched her go. It really didn't make any sense. Maybe something was about to go down, besides one of the girls.
Closing monologue by Cameron:
Keep It That Way
Everything always changes
Nothing stays the same
When it happens
Who is to blame
Does anyone have control
Do things happen on their own
It's all a big mystery
So much remains unknown
People can try to think
Maybe even plan ahead
When things go wrong
They hang on by a thread
The unknown isn't an adventure
It's a nightmare in disguise
It seems to be known
Only to those who are wise
Don't get confused or lost
It's easy to be led astray
Things are good how they are
Let's keep it that way
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