" And I gave her a grin."Okay, will you get me a ring too?" Of course. You are all equals." Thank you."We pulled in the mall parking lot and got out. ...The jewelry store was right in front of us, so I just walked right in. Tammy was tight at my side as the salesperson came up to me. Her reaction signaled that she recognized me from before. "Hello, back for another ring?" Yes, this is Tammy and we would like to see another set like the ones I bought before." They are in back; I'll be right back. In essence this will (again hopefully) be our second contact with a space going civilization. Of course if the rumors I hear whispered are true there was another that the government refused to acknowledge. That is where the mafia got the plans for the ships they're reputed to be using. Of course no one will admit whether or not such a thing is true or not, but it certainly seems like something the governments of Earth prior to the arrival of the Darjee would have done. I truly believe that had. She put down her arms, put them by her sides. She closed her eyes, gently closed her eyes. She stood and felt herself breath, heard herself breath. Slowly she crossed her hands in front of herself, standing as she might stand before the Virgin. She seemed as though in prayer, praying for the soul of the man, or perhaps the woman, who had lain upon those sheets. No prayer escaped her lips. Her hands lay crossed over her chest, not in prayer, but in gentle touching. Her palms pressed. I caught her smiling. The previous week we had been smiling at each other but hadn’t spoken anything other than me saying Thank You etc. Today I started making small talk. Where she lived, who was in her family etc. Turns out her husband is much older and an alcoholic. She has a couple of kids and has to earn a living because hubby is always drunk. Out talking continued while she worked. She got very friendly and lost all her shyness.Finally I decided to make my move. I told her that i had just.