Chapter 1175

Spill it

John watched as the lights dimmed on the stage. The curtain came down. In just a few moments the curtain went back up and the lights slowly came back on. They rapidly changed the sets again on the stage. He was amazed at how quickly they could do it. Everything seemed precision timed and all looked beautiful.

The next group of songs was from 'The Beatles'.

'I Want To Hold Your Hand', reached out and touched the audience.

John previously heard most of the songs at one time or another on the radio. Some of the small towns they lived in played a lot of 'oldies'. He liked the songs about love. Even something as simple as holding one's hand could be done in a loving manner and say so much without a word being said.

To feel the warmth of another's hand was very comforting and reassuring. Maybe it stems from when people were children and they held their parents' hands. There was always a certain amount of love and security associated with it. When two individuals held each other's hands, there was usually a certain amount of love and security associated with it as well. The 'hand holding' could evolve into kissing. The kissing might start out simple at first, but could rapidly evolve. He was pretty certain it was an indication of what could happen with one's mouth at a different location. It didn't matter if it was part way down their body, or a little further. The feelings and sensations were clearly telegraphed as to what they would be. Maybe he shouldn't let his mind go there, well, not just yet.

"I know some of these songs." John whispered.

Cameron moved her hand close to John's hand. He looked down and saw it there. He took it in his hand.

"I like this song." Cameron whispered.

Cameron and John looked at each other as they held hands while the song played.

They gave each other's hand a gentle squeeze.

John turned his eyes back to the stage but his mind drifted a little.

He thought of all the struggles Cameron went through. She never left him. She was always still there at the end of the day. Maybe it was her programming. Her own independence was what drove her sometimes. It always led to a conflict within her. There was what she wanted to do, and what her programming forced her to do.

It saddened him some to think Future John's directives stifled the individual Cameron could have grown into on her own. He was sure it would have been without him. If it was something she could have done on her own, he would accept it. Who was he to hold her captive when she wanted to be free? He felt he could offer Cameron something, but he didn't believe it was enough on his own. She was clearly superior to him in what she could feel. She was the most dynamic individual he knew. She was unlike any other, even if there were others who were similar.

Maybe it was the whole purpose of the 'Natural Order'. Maybe it was so they could all continue to grow and expand. They could all lean on each other. It was what Cameron told him it was like in her future when she visited the last time. He asked Savannah and Cammy about it as well. They both told him the same thing. He figured if Savannah said it, it was probably the most accurate portrayal he was going to receive.

John felt Cameron lips touch his cheek as her hand gave his hand a gentle squeeze. It brought him back to the present and the music. He looked over at Cameron and smiled. They shared a quick kiss.

He knew he needed to listen to her more. She did try to tell him things for years, but he didn't want to hear them. Here she was at his side right now. He knew she would do anything for him. He really hoped he would do anything for her. Maybe he needed to do something just as simple as listen to her.

He knew it was a common mistake everyone made at times. They could hear the other individual speak, but they seldom listened to what they actually said, meant, or wanted. Everyone was set in their own ways and lived in their own little world, even if they were in the orbit of another. It was how everyone was even if they didn't know it. As time passed, things which once mattered no longer did. Other things which previously seemed unimportant could become important. It was a reminder the only constant in life was change.

Kyle really enjoyed the show. He watched concerts and performers on TV before, but the live entertainment was really out of this world for him. He seldom even heard music after Judgment Day. Sometimes someone would have a harmonica and play it. He once saw a guitar and there was an older man who played it. It was missing two strings and the old timer did his best. He thought the man said they were 'Country Western' songs. He seemed to only know a few songs. It was still entertaining since there was nothing else like it.

He couldn't blame the old timer for not knowing more. There weren't any songs he knew from top to bottom with every word or lyric. Music just wasn't something available in the past, the future. He did hear some individuals sing parts of gospel songs from time to time. He understood it was a way for them to reach out in hope someone would hear their pleas. Sometimes when the fighting was heavy he would hear individuals reach out to every religious honcho or deity they could think of. The threat of death was never anything pleasant to face.

Music was a way around some of it. It was something to take away the sounds of the misery and suffering of the people who were sick and wounded around them in the tunnels and bunkers. It may not have been much, but it was something. Maybe it was the effort the older man put into it. There seemed to be real feeling and emotion behind the words he sang. He really wished he could remember some of them. He never knew who the original performer or group was who recorded the song in the first place.

He remembered some of the other people in the Resistance were deeply touched by the man's performance. He wasn't really sure why at the time. Now when he thought back on it, he realized it was because they were all older individuals, well, older than him. He figured the man's music reminded them of the past before Skynet ruined everything. He was pretty young at the time everything happened so he really only remembered a Skynet future.

It made him wonder what the current state of the future he came from actually was. Maybe it was better not to know. The last update they received was when Riley returned.

Right now the current song touched him. He heard the simple message.

Kyle looked over at Sarah and took her hand.

Sarah looked at him and smiled.

Kyle wasn't a gambling man, but he felt he hit the jackpot with Sarah. She was everything he ever imagined in a woman and a mate. They created a beautiful daughter and a son, even though it was more complicated. 'Kyle Reese' was still John's father even if it was 'Kyle Reese' from a different timeline. It was still him, even if it wasn't. It could have been.

It was true Sarah was in the present, but it didn't matter. She forged herself into a fighter for the future. It was something she did on her own. She told him she needed to do a lot of things she didn't want to do. She needed to protect John, so she did what she needed to do to make it happen. He was aware it took a lot of courage and determination on her part. He would feel honored if all he ever was able to do was to hold her hand like he did now. He was able to do a whole lot more.

Kyle gave Sarah a kiss on the cheek and watched the performance. He continued to hold her hand and give it gentle squeezes. A message was sent and received without the need for words to be spoken.

Holly listened to the music and the lyrics. It made her feel a little lonely for Allison. She glanced back at where Sheila and Ally were. She wanted to trade places with Sheila and be with Ally herself now. Ally wasn't Allison, but she was as close as she was going to get for now. Ally also shared the 'Neural Interface' with Allison. There was a lot of 'Allison' in Ally. She didn't get to share with Ally too often, but there were times when she did. She knew it was very much like being with Allison. It was the whole purpose of the 'Neural Interface'. It actually worked quite well.

Hanna missed Claire as the song played. She watched Holly look back at Ally and knew what she must have thought about. She could see Holly wanted to be with Ally as a 'stand in' for Allison. Maybe she could offer her 'Allison's lover' 'Vanna' instead.

Hanna silently reached over and took Holly's hand.

Holly looked at her and smiled.

Their fingers quickly interlaced. They shared a lot at night at the Young residence in Palmdale. It seemed most of the time they tethered and spent hours sharing with each other that way. They also physically shared quite a bit. They started out once a week and before the move to the base, it was almost every night. They would be with Allison and Claire until they fell asleep. They would wait for each other and head down to the bunker. Anna would always leave to give them privacy. She would go up to 'condition' Young Allison and Summer as they slept.

Hanna and Holly would do whatever they wanted and then head back up to do their own assigned 'conditioning' duties. They would trade off two nights a week with Allison and Claire. Sometimes after their private sessions they would switch anyway. Allison would have gone to bed with her and woke up with Hanna, and vice versa with Claire. The variety seemed to work for everyone so it was never a problem.

Everything would change if Claire and Allison stayed at the base.

Holly and Hanna held each other's hands a little tighter. They knew change was coming. They also knew change was seldom anything good. It didn't take long to remember the only constant in life or existence was change.

Cammy waited with Savannah and Cam for something further to develop. So far there was nothing. The drones kept watch on the collapsed building to see if anyone either left the area or arrived at the area to check things out. Neither one happened. Steve and Tom moved in a little closer so they would be able to put the grab on anyone who showed up.

No one showed up. It looked like it was time to wrap things up for the night.

Savannah was tired and hungry. She was glad when they were finally given the clearance to leave. They were headed back to the base. She could wait until then to get something to eat and use the restroom. She didn't like to be a distraction to the Metal girls. They offered to stop, but she hated to be a bother.

The day so far wasn't what she imagined it would be. She could be on the ship right now with Cammy. She wasn't. Instead they were caught up in an operation which developed. The teams with her experienced a few close ones. There were a number of dead left behind from the local street gangs who attempted to engage the two homeless men and the junkie. It was all an attempt to draw them out so they could be caught up in the crossfire. It didn't work. It appeared the individual who orchestrated everything died in the drone attack when the building was hit with two missiles and collapsed.

They knew he wasn't working alone. Was he the one responsible for putting a bomb on Cam's SUV? They didn't know for sure. There were certainly some other individuals or organizations involved. Right now they didn't have any leads on them. Things still seemed to revolve around the port location they took down a week ago. It was obviously something they were going to need to watch. With two, or possibly three groups involved, it was bound to attract one or more of them again.

Now she was ready to go back and take it easy for the rest of the night. She was going to be with Cammy or Cam, maybe even both of them. She would like to be with Allison too, but she was probably tied up with Vanna. She didn't want to mess anything up. If the opportunity arose, she would like to be with Claire as well. More than likely Jesse was with her. She wouldn't mind sharing with her too.

She needed to stop by and see Young Allison at least a few more times this week. She also needed to see CamNet. She knew what CamNet wanted and she was willing to share with CamNet. She made CamNet promise not to pursue anyone else and she promised to be there for CamNet when things worked out for it to happen.

Savannah needed to be sure everything was under control. She checked the drone footage of the collapsed building as well as the two locations where the vehicles of gang members were taken down. There were no cars in the vicinity of any of those three locations which looked like they were there to check things out. They still didn't know how many groups were involved from the operation a week ago. She needed to be ready if there were any last minute changes.

"Did John Henry or CamNet come up with anything new, Cammy?" Savannah asked.

Cammy didn't say anything at first.

Savannah sat up in her seat. It was a warning sign. Something must have developed.

"Is there a problem?" Savannah asked.

Cammy glanced quickly at Savannah.

"Cam can take you back to the base." Cammy said. "She desires to spend the night with you."

Savannah could tell there was more happening and Cammy didn't want her in it. It was time to get to the bottom of it. No one was supposed to sit on any information if it was relevant to the current operation. She knew how things worked. She wanted some answers and she wanted them now.

"Spill it, Cammy." Savannah said.

Young Allison was dissatisfied something else hadn't developed yet. She was sure the strike on the building would produce some type of counter response. It wasn't the case. Nothing happened. She watched the drone footage over the collapsed building. No one left the area and no one approached the area. She asked CamNet to direct Steve and Tom to move closer to the location in case there was a development.

She was satisfied the earlier incidents with the blue sedan and the brown van would simply be written off as gang activity. So far any reports which were generated seemed to indicate exactly it. The initial report was the blue sedan attacked the occupants of the brown van. In their attempt to flee the scene, the driver of the blue sedan lost control and impacted with the billboard support post. CamNet was the one responsible for those reports.

Young Allison turned her attention back to the collapsed building. She didn't want the drone operator to get away earlier. She didn't think she acted too harshly or too soon. Since the drone operator could have been a sniper as well, she believed all of her actions were justified. She really hoped they would pick up another contact but it didn't appear it was going to happen. She directed Steve and Tom to leave some surveillance devices in place and be ready to pull out.

She wanted to kill a little time while she waited. She would check out what was happening around the Resistance base and then see what was happening on the ship. She glanced quickly over at Anna as she started her review of the 'security protocols' at the Resistance base.

Young Allison checked out the security feeds from the Resistance base.

Earlier she saw Jesse and her mother strip their tops off before they entered her mother's room. They seemed in a really big hurry. She wasn't sure why. They weren't going anywhere until tomorrow. There was all night to share. They shared quite a few times since her mother had been at the Resistance base. She thought maybe a high level of passion and excitement was good to maintain.

She spotted Jan out for a walk. It was clear Jan saw Jesse and her mother. She expected Jan to go back and spy on them but she didn't. It surprised her. If she was there, she would have gone and looked herself, just to see Jesse. She already saw her mom plenty of times. It was the females her mother was with she wanted to see. It didn't matter if they were a Metal girl or human. She knew Savannah was with all of them at some point and even with her mother, for some reason it didn't really bother her. She didn't want to deprive either one of them any happiness they could share with each other.

Young Allison looked forward to the day Savannah and her would be together. She would ask about each one of the girls and what was different about them or what they liked. She knew she wasn't going to be able to compete very well with any of them because of their experience. It was something she hoped to gain plenty of. She planned to experience everything Savannah experienced. Well, almost everything.

She watched Jan move to a different area. Jan was headed for Riley's room now. Maybe she was going to see her cousin. Maybe she was going to spy on Vanna and Allison. Maybe she would do both.

She thought about it. Jan wanted to 'see' Allison. Jan wanted to see 'her'.

Anna watched Young Allison for a while before she said something. She felt she waited long enough before she spoke. Curiosity was one thing, spying was another. Her words caught Young Allison off guard.

"Is it what you should be doing?" Anna asked. "What if it was you?"

Young Allison was well aware the Metal girls knew what she did. None of them ever said anything to her about it. She didn't know Cameron told them to allow her to watch and 'learn'. She never realized they did something different or extra or a different way so she could observe it specifically. They were silently 'instructing' her.

"No." Young Allison said. "I was just curious as to what was happening."

Anna decided to hit home a little.

"It's the same thing which happens around here." Anna said. "You've witnessed quite a bit of it."

Young Allison was very aware Anna knew everything she did, even at night when she was alone.

"I have." Young Allison said. "I'm going to be doing…."

A priority message popped up from CamNet. A new threat was identified.

Young Allison didn't like the new development.

"Great." Young Allison said. "I wanted Savannah to go back to the base."

Anna offered the suggestion CamNet could cover the information up for now. She decided to point it out. Young Allison could 'control' the flow of information.

"You can have CamNet suppress the information." Anna said.

Young Allison wanted everything to operate as it usually did. She didn't want to control an operation in such a way. Savannah would be upset with her if she did it.

"No. I want everything to operate as normal." Young Allison said. "It's important everyone makes their own decisions. They will want to do what they normally do."

The information went out to everyone. There was a new threat.

"Cammy and Cam have received the information." Anna said.

Young Allison checked the positional satellite map with the team members. She wanted a team other than Cammy's team to take the lead. She could see where the other teams were at in relation to Cammy's team. Steve and Tom were the last two to leave the area of the building which was brought down earlier with the sniper.

"Steve and Tom are following Cammy's team." Young Allison said. "Have CamNet send them now."

Young Allison knew Cammy's team would back them up. Maybe it gave Savannah a little bit less to deal with, maybe it didn't. Either way, Savannah would be in the middle of it. At this point Young Allison doubted she would get a chance to do anything else tonight. Her studies and practice would have to wait. She wanted to make sure she could provide each of the teams with additional and sufficient support to deal with any threat. She wanted to be a team player with the Command Center and John Henry. She would also act on her own if she thought it was necessary to protect the others.

Cammy checked with John Henry and CamNet. John Henry didn't have anything new, CamNet did. It was only a lead and it might involve the Fanatics. She didn't want Savannah anywhere near those psychos.

Savannah looked at Cammy and waited for an answer. She was about ready to ask Cam what was going on.

Cammy tried to downplay the information.

"It's a weak lead." Cammy said. "I can check it out later on."

Savannah figured since they were already out, they should check it on the way back to the base if it was anywhere near their way home.

"Is it on the way back?" Savannah asked.

Cammy knew she couldn't lie about it.

"It sort of is." Cammy said.

Cam thought Savannah should go back to the base. They were going to end up doing what Cameron did to her. She decided to handle it herself. She didn't see any need to tie up unnecessary personnel for a minor lead.

"Let's stop and acquire another vehicle." Cam said. "I can check it out. You can take Savannah back."

Cammy was updated. It was good news.

"Wait." Cammy said. "Steve and Tom are going to check it out. They're already headed there."

Savannah knew it should have been their team who was the lead team. They were ahead of Steve and Tom. Someone tried to take the heat off of them. She wanted to back their play. She looked over at Cammy.

"We're going to back them up." Savannah said. "Do it right now."

Cammy glanced back at Cam and then looked at Savannah.

"We're on our way." Cammy said.

Jan figured she would come back and check Jesse and Claire out later on. She knew where they were at and she knew what they would be doing. She knew they wouldn't be done anytime soon either. When Jesse was involved, things went on for a long time.

She made her way along the backside of the base. She passed by the lab. She looked in the door as she passed. Most of the lights were off, it was quiet in there currently. She moved past the other girls' rooms. Jesse's door wasn't closed but she already knew where Jesse was at. She passed by Vanna's room. She paused for a second to listen. It was quiet inside. She knew where Vanna currently was anyway.

Jan made her way to the main hallway. She paused and looked in both directions. There was no one in sight. She crossed the hallway and went to Riley's room. She paused at the door and listened. She could hear some noise in the distance inside. She figured everyone was in the bedroom. She took one look around in both directions, opened the door and slipped inside.

She wasn't exactly sure where everyone was at as she entered the main part of Riley's quarters. It was clear after a few seconds they were in the bedroom. She paused at the door to the nursery. It was quiet inside. She remembered Samantha was in there before. She was in standby earlier. She passed by Precious room, it was empty. She was a little surprised to see the crib was missing. She wasn't sure if it was moved to the nursery where Samantha was at, or if it was in the bedroom where Allison and Vanna were at. She wasn't really sure why they would need to move it at all.

Jan quietly moved up to the door of the bedroom. She peered around the corner. She could see Vanna nursing Precious. The crib was next to her. She could also hear the sounds of two people sharing. She was well acquainted with what those sounds indicated. For a moment, she thought maybe Jesse left Claire's room and came to Riley's room instead.

She peeked around the door even further. Wait. It looked like the nude form of Claire. Allison was with her. It can't be. She quickly glanced over at Vanna with Precious and looked back over at the bed. She watched Allison change her position slightly and realized it was Samantha who was with Allison. They seemed very eager to please and satisfy each other. She knew she needed to be more careful if there was a Terminator involved with one of the sexual encounters. They would be more likely to identify her as an intruder as she spied on them. Then again, with her past encounters it didn't appear any of them minded if she did or not. They never even looked in her direction or said anything later on. She didn't know Cameron instructed them not to worry about who saw them when they shared.

She was very thrilled to watch them share with each other. She lost track of the time and maybe hadn't been as careful as she should have been. She watched Vanna put Precious down in the crib and start to turn in her direction. She took it as her cue to leave. She all but ran from the bedroom door and back out the front into the main hall.

Allison was all over Samantha. She thought Samantha was beautiful how she was now. She wondered how much more she would change as her mother's DNA Resequenced her sheath. She didn't realize it was complete, except for her face. The parts of Samantha she thought were beautiful were identical.

Vanna was almost done with Precious. She changed her and carefully put her in her crib. She started to walk away and went back and checked her again. Precious came first for the next few days. She was satisfied everything was as it should be. She stripped off her pants and underwear. She was about to join Allison and work on Samantha with her.

She thought she heard a noise. She went to look and saw Jan hurry out the door of the main room. Vanna figured Jan probably came by to see Precious and saw a little more than she bargained on. They again, she may have been spying on them. She saw her do it before. She never said anything. Everyone did a little spying in the future to some extent. It was no big deal really. There was no real privacy. Everyone did what they needed to do and tried to be quiet about it. They all understood they might all be dead before morning. It was a sad truth of the future. They all deserved some comfort and love. It needed to be shared when it could be found.

Vanna went back and checked on Precious again.

She joined Allison and Samantha when she returned. She really looked forward to the new adventure.

Earlier:

Jim noticed Bob was on his way to the private area of the giant suites. He checked all his monitors again. Everything looked good. He went out of the Control Center to meet with Bob.

Bob entered the private area and looked around. They greeted each other and then got down to business. They were in a spot that wasn't covered by one of the security cameras.

John previously asked Bob to play it low key and let him know anything if he needed to know it. Since the port change didn't happen, he didn't see any reason to bring it up.

He actually checked into quite a few things. He personally went through the entire crew manifest. Nothing struck him out of the ordinary about them. He knew most of them left their families behind in other countries to work for the cruise line to support them. There could always be a bad apple in the pile. He would make sure to detect any irregularities before they could occur If it was possible. He was sure the most likely item of contraband would be drugs of some type.

"Everything looks good." Bob said. "I have nothing to report to John."

Jim was to do the same thing.

"I don't either." Jim said. "I'll let John know."

Bob was a little confused about the cloak and dagger routine.

"I'm not sure what John wants to know." Bob said.

Jim wasn't either, other than John didn't want any surprises or problems.

"Everything I've observed is fine." Jim said. "I've been watching Cameron to make sure she doesn't have any problems."

Bob believed Cameron was the one most likely to have a problem but anything could happen with any of them.

"What about the others?" Bob asked.

It appeared to Jim the Metal girls were all very pleased with everything.

"Everything is fine. They're all having a good time." Jim said.

Bob nodded. It's what Cameron wanted.

"It's important to Cameron." Bob said.

With the extra people already on the ship and those on the way, it looked like what Cameron wanted to happen was happening.

"Cameron seems to have gotten her way." Jim said.

Bob didn't think it should be a surprise.

"She always does." Bob said.

Jim didn't see Savannah scheduled to make an appearance.

"Savannah isn't on board." Jim said.

Bob felt anything could still happen. There were a few more days and ports left to visit.

"Not yet." Bob said. "We don't know what all the cards are Cameron can play. You know she always has a few tricks up her sleeve."

Bob went to leave. He wanted to let Jim know what would happen once things settle down.

"I'll meet with Cameron later on once John is asleep." Bob said. "I'll find out if there's any concerns she wants to address."

Bob thought about the older couple who irritated Cameron at lunch time.

Jim was satisfied at the events so far.

"I don't anticipate any problems." Jim said.

Bob looked around. He could see one person was missing.

"Where's Sheila?" Bob asked. "This is her duty station as well."

Jim briefly wondered if Sheila did something he missed. He would need to go back and check the files once he plugged it back in. He wanted Bob to know Cameron sanctioned Sheila's absence on this particular occasion.

"Cameron allowed her to go with Ally and Hanna." Jim said. "Her current assignment was caught up. Nothing will change in the rooms until the guests return."

Bob already knew it. He wanted to hear what Jim said. Jim told it to him straight.

He was aware of another possible problem. He was worried about Sheila for another reason.

"Has Cameron switched chips yet?" Bob asked.

Bob's statement caught Jim off guard. He wasn't even sure he understood correctly.

"What?" Jim asked. "Switched with who? I don't think so. Why would she do it?"

Bob was surprised Jim hadn't been notified. He wasn't sure the main problem would be with Cameron or any of the Metal girls. He figured it would be with someone else.

"Cameron mentioned she thought about switching chips with each of the Metal girls for a day. She wants to give John some variety." Bob said. "John may have a problem with it."

All of the Metal girls switched chips before at some point with each other. They were still their program, even if the sheath and chassis were different. Jim didn't see it as a problem. From his personal research, it seemed like something any human male would desire. He didn't think it would be a problem for anyone. He actually found the idea to be quite intriguing.

"Why?" Jim asked. "Cameron is her program. It shouldn't matter what chassis or sheath it's in. It sounds like a good idea. I think anyone would like it."

Bob wanted to know who was who if it happened. He didn't want to confront Cameron as one of the other Metal girls by mistake if he thought something was happening which shouldn't happen.

"If it happens, I need to know." Bob said. "I don't want to inadvertently mess something up because it's someone different than who I think it is."

Jim decided he needed to watch all the Metal girls for any changes. It would give him some cover if he paid a little too much attention to any of the Metal girls later on and was called out about it.

"I'll keep a watch out for it." Jim said.

Bob left to check out the casino. There was a report of 'card counting' earlier.

Jim checked the rooms to make sure everything was still perfect in each of them, it was. He returned to the Control Center.

There was a new development while he was gone. He was more than a little surprised. He was gone for just over a minute. It often seems to be the way things played out. It happened when he was out in the field as well. For hours there was no change. Sometimes he would check on something else. When he came back there was a new development.

The first Beatles song just finished when they started on the second one.

'A Hard Day's Night', was the next one up.

Riley might not know all the details of the various groups or their songs from any era. She did know when she heard certain songs before which either possessed a catchy tune, or lyrics she could relate to. On some of the music from multiple eras, she couldn't even tell what some of the words were used in a song. Some of it was unintelligible. Some of them seem to contain a lot of curse words and racial slurs directed at the artist's own ethnic background. She focused on the current tune.

"I love these songs." Riley said. "They're great to listen to and I can relate to the lyrics."

Derek teased Riley a little.

"Do you love the songs more than you love me?" Derek asked.

Riley caught his drift. She decided to play back a little on her own.

"Hardly." Riley said. "I expect a 'hard night' every day from you, mister. It's if you can keep up."

Derek liked the request. He planned to fulfill it. He was a little worried he was out of shape and might not be able to keep up. Riley was out of the game for quite awhile and he attempted to make up for lost time. He was able to keep up so far. He didn't know if his performance would start to slack off relatively soon or not. He certainly hoped it wouldn't. It wasn't something he really needed to think about before. He needed to think about some way to assist himself. He knew Riley could wear him out quickly before the pregnancy. After only a few times, he was 'down for the count'. He hoped to see her as vibrant again. As long as she seemed happy and content, he didn't care if he was left hanging, quite literally.

"I'll do my best." Derek said.

Riley hoped it was true. When Derek did his best, she made it to heaven. When he finished early, she was always left hanging. It could be her fault too. Sometimes she just wanted Derek to finish because she felt so tired. It was over with fast. She wanted to change everything back to the way it was before she was pregnant. It was when everything was still good. She wanted to share all her lady parts with Derek like she used to before Precious.

Now she started to think about Precious again. She wanted to call Vanna or Samantha and see what was happening. Maybe Jim could tell her what was going on. It seemed like he could access just about anything.

If she called again, Vanna would feel bad and think she didn't trust her. She decided to enjoy the show and listen to the music.

She gave Derek a kiss on the cheek

Everything was fine for now.

Summer finished up her calculations. She decided to track down Jan. She left her room and saw her mother's door wasn't closed tight. She moved closer to check it out. She could hear her mother and Jesse before she saw them. She watched them for a few seconds before she reached down and moved the shoe which blocked the door from closing. She looked one last time and quietly closed the door. She didn't see anything new. They were in a fairly common position. They usually stayed the same way for a while, even if they would switch back and forth from side to side, or top to bottom.

If it would have been Allison with someone, she would have watched a little longer.

She hurried away towards Riley's room. It was her best guess as to where Jan would have gone. As she neared Riley's room she saw Jan hurry out. She wondered if she was spotted spying. It sure looked like it.

Jan was more than a little surprised to see Summer in the hallway. She didn't want Summer to get tagged for what she just did. They needed to get moving. She wanted to get moving fast.

"Quick." Jan said when she saw her. "Let's go this way."

Jan hurried around the corner. Summer followed her.

"What happened?" Summer asked.

Jan didn't want to get too detailed.

"I needed to leave." Jan said.

Summer figured out what she was doing.

"Were you spying on them?" Summer asked.

Jan didn't want to lie to Summer.

"Yes." Jan said. "Vanna almost caught me."

Summer didn't see it as a big deal. She knew how things worked from her house in Palmdale, as well as her limited time at the Resistance base. No one ever said anything any negative way about what happened or went on.

"They don't really care." Summer said.

Jan wondered if they liked to show off. It seemed like it at times.

"I guess they don't care." Jan said. "Still, I don't like being caught."

Summer wanted to diffuse the situation.

"Let's go back to my room." Summer said. "It's where we're supposed to be."

Jan was aware they were always being watched or the potential was there anyway.

"John Henry knows where we always are at." Jan said. "Anyone can ask him."

Summer wasn't so sure. She seemed to have a lot of clandestine support in her movements.

"He doesn't always know where I'm at." Summer said.

Jan was really surprised to hear it. She didn't think anyone could sneak up on a Terminator.

"Really?" Jan asked.

Summer didn't want to get into any of the details.

"I can sneak up on him sometimes." Summer said.

Jan was still really surprised.

"Really?" Jan asked.

Summer knew she got a lot of help from CamNet.

"Really." Summer said. "We need to go back to my room."

Jan wanted a few things from her room. She at least wanted to check a few things out. Maybe she could run a few ideas by Summer and see what she thought about them. They were mostly thoughts in the back of her mind.

"We can go by my room for a little bit." Jan said.

Summer knew her mother and Jesse would be busy for at least an hour. It might be all night too. Jan and her needed to be responsible and do the things they were supposed to do on their own.

"Only for a little bit and then we need to get ready for bed." Summer said. "We have a big day tomorrow."

Summer wondered if she was the only 'adult' around there now. It sure seemed like it sometimes. She wondered if maybe she shouldn't have removed the shoe from the door to her mother's room. She figured when they went back to her room Jan would like to take a look inside her mother's room and see what was going on.

She didn't think anyone in the room would mind at all if they were observed for a short time. She wondered when the others would return. Maybe it was something she should check into. It was always good to know what was happening, and when.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

Spill It

If there's something specific
One needs to address
It's time to come clean
It's time to confess

There's nothing to think about
There may be a few regrets
It's what always happens
When there are too many secrets

A lie is a lie
Even if it's a good lie
It's a way to remain unaccountable
While one thinks they're sly

Take a good look around
How long until it will crumble
One is just a slip away
From a major fumble

It's time to commit
To show one's true grit
It's not hard to admit
Go ahead and spill it

Nobody