In the midst of that sweet calm I broke the silence to remind her I had credit in the bank for helping my in-laws repair their garage door the week be...fore. Remember how Im the best son-in-law in the world? I inquired with a sly nervous grin. Yeah… My wife of nearly 17 years had an extremely sexy way of sheepishly answering my innuendos when she knew she was on the hook for some pay back sex. Why? Well, I know I helped your parents out the other day when their garage door came off the tracks,. A han-"He never got to finish his thought before he was warped onto the ship.* * * * *"-d?"With a thud, Lewis landed rumpfirst on the shiny floor. His eyes dartedaround the room as he quickly stood up.The first thing he noticed? Yellow. And lots of it. The floors wereyellow, the ceilings were yellow, the windows were yellow. Everythingseemed to be made out polished yellow crystal, from the consolessurrounding the area to the throne before him.That led into the second thing he noticed. Namely. He needed a fugitive picked up that was hiding in El Paso. He was in a bind and willing to pay a bonus for a quick recovery. That usually means it's going to be dangerous. I called Steve and asked if he was up for it. He was at my door in less than half an hour.We said goodbye to the girls. Both women kissed us lovingly and sent us on our way. They were looking forward to being alone, with time to explore their own love.Steve and I left hauling our gear in the back of my truck. My contact in. "You probably just flooded it or something while you weren't paying any attention to what you were doing."Then he looked up toward the sky, which was rapidly turning as gray as slate."C'mon, let's get moving," he impatiently grumbled. "Looks like snow and I don't want to get caught in it. We're supposed to be skiing on the damned stuff, not stranded in it."The lodge was the last place Linda wanted to be, but she made the best of it. Marty seemed to be holding up, too, keeping away from his.