Chapter 37

“What’s it like?” Seven asked.

“What?”

She looked down at the evidence.

“Being pregnant?”

A nod.

“You want honesty?”

Another nod.

“I know I’m a woman.”

“That’s it?”

“Before ... when my period came ... there was always the relief ... and the feeling of failure,” I said.

“Relief?”

“I wasn’t pregnant.”

“Failure?”

“I wasn’t pregnant.”

“Ooo. That’s interesting.”

“I mean ... it’s the reason we’re here ... propagate the species. Everything else is bullshit,” I could see she wanted more. “Whether or not you think otherwise ... we’re part of the plan ... we are NOT the plan. We either are evolved ... or we’re a vast seeding by a superior race. Why they might have done that ... I don’t know. You guys are as close to being god as I’m willing to admit.”

“Scientists ... we’re scientists.”

“So you say.” I thought of something. “Where did you come from?”

“What?”

“Twenty Two Thousand years in the future...”

“Umh ... I gotta go.”

And she did.

The problem with that? Twenty minutes later the Seven were laughing and cavorting with the crew ... I SAW them!

So ... I snuck ... and grabbed. “Where did you come from!”

“You don’t want to know.”

“Yes ... I do.”

“No. You don’t.”

Seven detached. Maybe she thought I might let go ... I didn’t.

We went some interesting (disgusting) places but I stuck to it.

“Okay, Okay, Okay, Remember ... you asked.” Seven said.

“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah ... so give.”

“We said, ‘We’re looking forward to meeting the next Watch Holder.’”

“So...”

“Mom.”