”Tommy brushed his finger across her cheek “I’ve always wanted you magic lady, maybe we both let each other down by not saying what we really th...ought, can we start over? can you give this bungling seamen another chance?” Lexi let out a sob “if I told you to get lost, would you?” Tommy tucked her head against his shoulder “not likely” he whispered against her hair, holding her tightly against him. Lexi sat up and looked at Tommy, he saw the flush on her cheeks as she whispered “one thing I want. . well, not exactly normal, but certainly didn't indicate any damage. X-rays and MRI didn't show any injury. It was just like you were asleep." Asleep for three days?" Sam said."Yes. If you feel up to it, we'd like you to take some tests," the doctor went on. "Perhaps we can figure out what happened." Sure, I feel up to it," Sam said."Wonderful!" the doctor beamed. "We'll get them ready. But first you should see your family... they've been very worried about you." They're here?" Sam. Nate was so close to me i could feel his breath on my tightly pursed lips, i could see where this was going and i wasn't sure it was for me."Surely you have seen the way i look at you?"I managed to nod into his hand, i had seen the look and i had wondered...had i been sending out signals? What was i going to do?Suddenly Nate pushed forward and placed his lips to mine, i froze, i was in total shock, i banged my fists on his chest in an effort to break free.Then i stopped resisting and resigned. ”John nodded, recalling the climactic moments of that epic fight. “Yeah, I remember. As soon as our side gained strike craft supremacy, the battle was basically over.”“Does this mean that Progenitors don’t use fighters in their Thrall fleets?” Jade asked, looking cautiously optimistic.Calara hesitated as she considered her question. “As unlikely as it seems, that might well be the case. If these ‘hard shields’ make a ship impervious to missile or torpedo attacks, they’re not going to use.