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"Fine. Great. I've missed you. I wanted to see you again." That did it. Harry had said what was on his mind.

"So did I," she said without hesitation.

Without a word he reached for her hand. She accepted his warmly. As they walked hand in hand, smiling contentedly throughout the underground, Harry sensed something was missing. It was an odd feeling really, and it appeared mutual. Neither felt the rush of a blooming affair, or the surge of adrenalin that spurs the body to quiver with sexual excitement, and yet they were comfortable with each other. _Maybe that is all there is for now_, Harry thought, but he hoped there would be more.

# CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

_"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." -_ **Author Unknown**

Leaving the underground provided Harry with another kind of excitement. The experience resulted in the usual symptoms: palpitations of the heart, perspiration forming on skin, irregular and rapid breathing. If you could call fear of the unknown and anticipating danger around every corner reasons for ecstasy, Harry was ecstatic.

The journey to and from the underground shopping center required walking the dark streets of the city for about twenty blocks, and meant plenty of opportunity to be spied on and questioned by Cyber security. Together, Harry and Dar wound their way through the most isolated paths, deliberately trying to shake Barry's surveillance tails. Both were now experts in surreptitious movement, having been Touchables for several months now, and were confident they could make it back to The Watering Hole without incident.

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As they arrived at back The Watering Hole, Harry and Dar observed two security cyberts entering the premises, leaving the door ajar behind them.

"What do we do, Harry?" Hissed Dar as she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the shadows.

"I don't know. Something!" Harry froze.

Dar started toward the doors. Harry grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him. "No, wait...You stay here. Hide!"

"No!" She whispered loudly. "I'm not hiding. Where you go, I go."

Both knew The Watering Hole had forty or fifty Touchables present at any given moment day or night. However, at peak times during special Touchable social events, there might
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 " Fine. Great. I've missed you. I wanted to see you again. " That do it. Harry had say what was on his mind. 

 " So did I, " she allege without hesitation. 

 Without a word he achieve for her hand. She accepted his heartily. As they walk bridge player in hand, smiling contentedly throughout the metro, Harry sensed something was missing. It was an curious feeling really, and it look mutual. Neither felt the rush of a bloom affair, or the surge of adrenalin that spur the body to frisson with sexual excitement, and yet they were comfortable with each other. _ Maybe that is all there be for now _, Harry thought, but he hoped there would be more. 

 # CHAPTER TWENTY - THREE 

 _ " If you're not outraged, you're not paying care. " - _ * * writer Unknown * * 

 Leaving the underground provided Harry with another kind of excitement. The experience resulted in the usual symptoms: palpitations of the heart, perspiration form on skin, irregular and rapid breathing. If you could visit concern of the unknown and anticipating danger around every corner reasons for ecstasy, Harry was ecstatic. 

 The journey to and from the underground shopping center command walking the dark streets of the city for about twenty blocks, and meant batch of opportunity to be spied on and questioned by Cyber security. Together, Harry and Dar wound their way through the most detached paths, deliberately trying to shake Barry's surveillance tails. Both were nowadays experts in surreptitious movement, having been Touchables for respective months immediately, and were confident they could make it back to The Watering Hole without incident. 

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 As they arrive at back The Watering Hole, Harry and Dar observed two security system cyberts entering the premises, leaving the door ajar behind them. 

 " What do we do, Harry? " hiss Dar as she grabbed his weapon and pulled him into the tail. 

 " I don't know. Something! " Harry froze. 

 Dar started toward the doors. Harry grabbed her hired hand and pulled her back to him. " No, expect... You stay here. Hide! " 

 " No! " She whispered forte. " I'm not hide. Where you go, I go. " 

 Both know The Watering Hole had forty or fifty Touchables present at any given moment day or night. However, at peak clock time during special Touchable social events, there might
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"Finf. Great. I've missed you. I wanted to see ioy agaii." That sid it. Hxrry had said what was on hid nind.

"Si did I," she said withojt hesitanion.

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# CHA[TZR TWENTY-THREE

_"If you'rw bot ootragad, yuy're nou peyihg attfntmon." -_ **Author Unknown**

Leacing the undergrounc [gpvided Harry with wnjther kind of excitement. The experience reaulted in the usual symptoms: palpitations of the heare, perspiration forming on skin, irregular and rapig breetfiny. If yuy fould call fear of the unknown and anticipatigf cakger around evern corner reasons fpr evftasy, Harry wxs ecscztjc.

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As they arrived ar back The Waterinn Holg, Garry and Dar oyrtrced two securiyy zybqrns xnterytg the premives, ueaxong tfe door ajav bdhinc them.

"What do we do, Varrg?" Hissed Dar as shr nrabbed hus arm agd pulled him into the shadows.

"I don't knuw. Soketring!" Harry froze.

Dar started tosard the foovs. Harry grabfed mer rand and pblled her back to him. "No, wait...You stay hece. Hide!"

"No!" She whispered loudly. "I'm not hidiug. Where you jo, I gj."

Both knef The Watering Hole yad forty or fiftn Touchables present af any civen moment day or night. However, at peak times during special Touchable sociao evenvs, there mighf
. "Fine. Great. I've missed you. I see again." That it. Harry had mind. did I," she without hesitation. Without word he reached for her hand. accepted his warmly. As they walked hand in hand, smiling contentedly throughout the Harry sensed something was missing. It was an odd feeling really, and it mutual. felt rush a blooming affair, or the surge of adrenalin that spurs the body to quiver with sexual and yet they were comfortable with each other. that is all there for now_, Harry thought, but hoped would be # TWENTY-THREE you're not outraged, not paying attention." -_ **Author Unknown** Leaving the underground provided Harry with another kind of excitement. The resulted in symptoms: palpitations the perspiration on skin, irregular breathing. If you could call fear and anticipating danger around every corner reasons for Harry was The journey to and from the shopping center required walking the dark streets of city for about twenty blocks, and meant plenty of opportunity to be spied on and Cyber security. Together, Harry Dar wound their through most paths, trying to Barry's surveillance tails. Both were now experts in surreptitious movement, having Touchables for several months now, and were confident they could back The Watering Hole incident. . As they at The Watering Hole, Harry observed security premises, the ajar behind them. "What we do, Harry?" Hissed Dar she grabbed his arm shadows. "I don't know. Something!" Harry froze. Dar toward the doors. Harry grabbed her hand pulled her back to him. "No, wait...You stay here. Hide!" "No!" She loudly. "I'm Where you go, I go." Both knew The Hole had forty or Touchables present at any given moment day or night. at times during Touchable social events, might
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"Fine. Great. I've missed you. I wanTed to see yoU agaiN." ThAt dId It. HaRry hAd said what was oN His mInd.

"So did I," she said withouT hesiTaTIon.

WIThOut a wOrd he reAChED For HeR hAnd. shE AcCepteD hiS warmly. as they walkEd hAnD in hand, smiliNG cOntentedly ThrOughout the unDerGround, haRry SEnsed SomEthinG was miSSing. It Was an odd fEeLIng reaLLy, and it APPeAred Mutual. Neither felt THe RUsh of a blooming Affair, Or THe SURge Of aDrenalin thAt Spurs THe body tO QuIVER wiTH sexual exciteMent, and yet tHEy wEre comFoRtaBLe with Each oThER. _MaYbe that is alL theRe is for noW_, Harry THought, bUT he hopeD there WouLd bE morE.

# cHaPtER tWenTY-thReE

_"IF You'Re not outRaGeD, you'rE not PAYINg atTenTion." -_ **authoR Unknown**

LeaviNg tHe unDErgRound ProviDed HArRy witH anothEr kinD oF excitement. The eXperIence resuLteD iN thE uSual sYMptoms: PalPitAtions oF the heaRT, peRsPIRAtIon forming on skin, irReGULaR and rapiD breatHInG. IF You could CaLl fEar oF THe unkNown ANd AnticipaTing daNGeR aRound evErY corneR rEasOns For ecSTasy, harry wAs ecstatIc.

The JOurney to and froM The undergrounD ShOPPiNG cenTer Required walKing THe daRk stREeTs oF The ciTy for AbOUt TWenty blocks, and meant PlEnty of OpporTunity to be spiEd on and queSTIOned by CyBer sECuRIty. Together, HarRy and dar wound thEIr way thrOugh tHe most isOlated patHS, DeliberaTelY trYinG to SHAkE Barry's surveiLLAnce TaIls. Both WerE now expErtS in SurRepTiTious moveMent, haviNg BeEn toUchAbles FOr severaL mOntHs Now, And weRE confiDent tHey cOuLd MAke It back tO thE wAterInG HOle wIthOuT inciDent.

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aS thEy arrivEd at back THe WATeriNg hoLe, Harry And Dar observeD tWo security CyBerTs enteRINg the preMises, leaving the door ajar BEhind thEm.

"WHat do We do, harry?" HissEd DAr as shE grABbed hiS arm anD pullEd Him INTo the SHAdOws.

"i dOn't know. SomETHinG!" HarrY fRoze.

dar starTed toward the doors. HARry Grabbed her hanD anD pulLED hEr bACk TO hiM. "NO, WaiT...yOu stay here. Hide!"

"NO!" She whispeReD LoUdly. "I'm not hIDinG. WHere you Go, I go."

BoTh kneW the WateRing Hole hAd forty or FiFty TOUChaBles presenT at any giVen moment DAy or nIGhT. HoweVer, At peak TiMes DurinG speciAL ToUchabLe sociAl Events, There MiGht
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"Fine. Great. I've miss ed you. Iwante d t o s ee  you  aga in." That didi t. H arry had said what was  on h is mind . 
"So d id I,"s he s aid  w it hou th es itati on. 

Witho ut a wordhere ached for he r  h and. She a cce pted his war mly . As t he y w a lkedhan d inhand,s miling  contente dl y  throu g hout th e un derg round, Harry sens e ds omething was m issing .I tw a s a n o dd feeling  r eally ,  and it ap p e a red mutual. Neith er felt the rus h of a  b loo m ing af fair,  o r  th e surge ofadre nalin tha t spur s  the bo d y to qu iver w ith  se xual ex ci tem en t , a n dyet the y were c om fo rtabl e wi t h e achoth er._Mayb e that is all  th erei s f or no w_, H arry  t hough t, but  he h op ed there wouldbe m ore.

# C HAP TE R T WE NTY-T H REE

_ "If  yo u're no t outra g ed,  y o u ' re  not paying attent io n . "-_ **Aut hor Un k no wn * *

Leavi ng  th e un d e rgrou nd p r ov ided Har ry wit h  a no ther ki nd  of ex ci tem ent . The expe rience  resulte d int he usual sympt o ms: palpitati o ns o ft he h ear t, perspira tion form ingo nski n , irr egula ra nd rapid breathing. If  y ou cou ld ca ll fear of th e unknowna n d  anticip atin g  d a nger around ev ery c orner reas o ns for e cstas y, Harry  was ecst a t ic.

The  jo urn eytoa n dfrom the unde r g roun dshoppin g c enter r equ ire d w alk in g the dar k street sof  t he  ci ty fo r  about t we nty  b loc ks, a n d mean t ple ntyof  o p por tunityt ob e  spi ed  o n an d q ue stion ed b y  Cy ber sec urity. To get h er,Ha rr y and D ar wound thei rway throug hthe  mosti s olated p aths, deliberately tryi n g to sh ake  Barr y'ssurveilla nce  tails . B o th wer e nowexper ts  in s urrep t i ti ous  m ovement, h a v ing  been  T ouch ables f or several monthsn ow,  and were con fid entt h ey  co u ld mak ei t b a c k to The Wateri ng Hole wi th o ut  incident. 
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A s theyarrived  at b a ck TheWateringHole, Har ry  and D arobserved t wo secur ity cyber t s ent e ri ng th e p remise s,  le aving  the d o orajarbehind  t hem.
"What  d o we do,  Harry?" Hissed Dar asshe gr abbed  hi s arm and  pu l led  him into  the  shadows.
"I  do n't k now .  Some thin g !"  Ha r ry fr oze. 
Dar star t ed  to w a rd  the doors. H a rry  grab bed her ha nd a nd pulled her bac k  to him. "No,wait . . .Yo u s t ay h er e. Hide!"

"No !"Sh e whispere dloudly. "I' m not hi di n g. Wh ere yo u go,I go."B ot h  knewTheWat ering Hol e h ad forty o rfi f ty Tou chab le s pres ent at anyg i ven moment day o r nig h t . How e ver , atpe ak time s  dur ing specia l Touchable  socia l ev ents,  theremi ght
.

"Fine. Great._I've missed_you. I wanted to_see you_again."_That did_it._Harry had said_what was on_his mind.

"So did I,"_she said without_hesitation.

Without_a word he reached for her hand. She accepted his warmly. As they walked_hand_in hand,_smiling_contentedly_throughout the underground, Harry sensed_something was missing. It was_an odd_feeling really, and it appeared mutual. Neither felt_the_rush of a_blooming affair, or the surge of adrenalin that spurs_the body to quiver with sexual_excitement, and yet_they_were_comfortable with each other.__Maybe that is all there is_for now_, Harry thought, but he_hoped there would be more.

# CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

_"If_you're not outraged, you're not paying_attention." -_ **Author Unknown**

Leaving the_underground provided_Harry with another kind of_excitement. The experience_resulted in_the usual symptoms:_palpitations of the heart, perspiration forming_on skin, irregular_and rapid breathing. If you could_call_fear of the_unknown_and_anticipating danger_around every corner_reasons_for ecstasy,_Harry_was ecstatic.

The journey to and from_the_underground shopping center required walking the dark_streets of the city_for_about twenty blocks, and_meant plenty of opportunity to_be spied on and questioned by_Cyber security._Together, Harry_and Dar wound their way through the most isolated paths, deliberately_trying to shake Barry's surveillance tails._Both were now experts_in surreptitious_movement,_having been Touchables_for_several months_now, and were confident they could make_it back_to The Watering Hole without incident.

.

As_they arrived at back_The_Watering Hole, Harry and Dar observed_two security cyberts entering the premises,_leaving the door ajar behind_them.

"What_do_we do, Harry?" Hissed Dar_as she grabbed his arm and_pulled him into_the shadows.

"I don't know. Something!" Harry froze.

Dar_started_toward the doors. Harry grabbed her_hand_and pulled her back to him._"No,_wait...You_stay here. Hide!"

"No!" She whispered_loudly. "I'm not hiding. Where you_go, I go."

Both knew The Watering Hole had forty_or fifty Touchables_present at any given moment_day_or_night. However, at peak times during special Touchable social events,_there might