Like I said, a black band mingling with all white waitresses made for some interesting looks at breakfast at two in the morning .They were in town pla...ying their last gig for the year, and when the bar closed we sat around the bar having a drink with them, flirting with them and them with us. The lead singer was a very good looking black man; tall, thin, and very sexy with a beautiful voice. I love men who can sing, and boy, could he sing! I was starting to have erotic thoughts about him. I. .." Who therefore wouldn't be around to notice the discrepancy when it arose twelve hours later," Malcolm concluded the sentence in a dark voice."I doubt you made it back to dress and then to engineering in time. So what happened?" Malcolm asked."Luck favors fools – and we had a ton of luck tonight..."6 hours earlier..."ETA?" Lorian asked Karyn Archer, who had the helm. Even though it was the ship's night time, the captain had manned the bridge with the Alpha shift, as docking to a badly. Benton. I'm so sorry. I was just desperate. I didn't know what to do. And I swear I'm going to pay you back -- every penny. As soon as I get a good job, I'm going to---" Save it, Heather. I ain't interested in your plans for the future. I need to make a phone call. And don't think about leaving the shop -- running will only make it worse for you." Who are you calling?" You may remember seeing a couple of police officers around the shop from time to time? They're good friends of mine. . Not because I’m especially intuitive, more so because Sheri’s just not the least bit subtle. When Sheri is favoring someone, she really focuses on them. It’s almost an exclusionary focus and being the subject of her attention can really make the recipient feel good, at least that’s the way it works for me. That night at the bar I knew that I had Sheri’s undivided attention. We were in a crowded bar, but it could have been just the two of us sitting in a quite café. We talked about our morning.