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they had arrived. They looked at the gate that was open, and proceeded cautiously toward the one of the piers sticking out into the dark water. The sky was slightly cloudy with a thin sliver of a moon in the sky that did not really do much to light anything up. Harsh glare emitted from the lights as they approached the start of a pier. Here there were relatively few bodies, and Simon wondered if there had been many people inside the fenced off dockyard that morning. He hoped that there was not a large contingent of the infected hiding out ready to attack them at the first opportunity. George drove out slowly onto the Pier, and stopped about half way down. He looked at the boat that was anchored there and turned to Simon saying that he thought this would be good enough to put the dead man into the water. The three of them climbed out and Simon helped George with the body; while Dawson watched for any movement. Moving quickly but silently they dispatched the body into the water, and watched as it hit the water and sank slowly out of sight. There would be no flesh left soon Simon mused; the fish and crabs would see to that soon enough. They got back into the car, and slowly drove off with their lights on, tracing their route back to the shop. Fortunately there were no surprises for them on the way back, and they made it safely back indoors to where they were safe.
     
    Chapter Thirteen
     
    Their welcome back was unsurprisingly by Judith and Ella rushing up to Simon and kissing him one on either cheek. His blushing made everyone laugh and giggle. He stammered that they had been fortunate enough to not encounter anything dangerous, infected or not; out there as they had driven down to the docks. Everybody had eaten a small meal, and had laid out the sleeping bags that George had scrounged up earlier in the day. Judith had gone back to their makeshift kitchen, where she prepared a hot meal for the three of them returning from their body disposal. She had also managed to get hold of a camping stove; barely big enough to feed their small group, but would be adequate for now. She looked at Simon and smiled, then laughed as he reddened again, thinking about earlier. Walking over to her she reached for his hand, and squeezed it gently, placed the food in his hand and made him sit and eat it. Dawson and George also made their way over and got a plate of food from Judith, then sat down at another space. He had not realised how hungry he was until he started eating the delicious food she had managed to make from some of their provisions. He looked over at her suspiciously as she sipped some of the water she was drinking from the tap, and saw her mischievous grin.
    "What is so damned funny?" he asked her seriously.
    "Your reaction at our little 'show' earlier, and the shock on your face." she quipped with a laugh in her voice. "It was absolutely hilarious."
    Reddening again, he spoke "So you two have now made up? Are you friends now or more?" he asked nervously.
    Laughing, she said "No, silly, we are just friends now, nothing else. Unless..." she trailed off, her voice dropping to a husky tone, "you really wanted us to..you know, get Frisky."
    Simon gaped, his fork halfway to his mouth. "Wha..what? I mean..uhm, okay...I suppose.." he chuckled uncomfortably, as he saw Ella join them and hugged Judith. She sat down next to him and spoke softly, joining the conversation.
    "Simon, we were just teasing you. There will be nothing going on between Judith and I. That I promised to Judith while you were out. We sorted out a few things between us and we are now firm friends." she said happily. "Judith does however think you are a bit of a catch."
    Simon nearly choked as he listened to what Ella said to him then. He coughed and spluttered and they clapped him on the back, making sure he did not choke. He blushed again and looked at Judith wide-eyed at the comment.
    "Really, you like me? I mean, like me?" he stammered, "Uh okay, what now?"
    "Well,