He twisted away from me and picked up the phone. He listened for a moment, and then turned to me. He held the phone out. ‘It is your mum,’ he said.... I watched him pick up his clothes and he went out of the bedroom. ‘Hi mum,’ I mumbled. ‘What the hell are you up to getting pregnant? I’m coming home on the next flight tomorrow.’ ‘How do you know about that?’ ‘Martin’s father’s cousin is my agent. For god sake Gina, didn’t you make him wear a condom? I told you to go on the pill, I begged you.’ ‘I. He realises that you need to concentrate on your studies right now and feels that his presence won’t be required until then.”“Master, he did say to keep an eye on the Lords and the Ants. He didn’t explain but his AI passed on the message that he thought you can sort out what’s going on without his interference since it is going to be your and Bette’s problem.”Gazza chuckled. It was nice to know your new, unseen, never met boss, had faith in you. It almost felt like being in the Army again. He. He went to the kitchen to fix something to eat, and waited until morning.Part 2After a long and sleepless night, Ray could barely stay awake in his classes the next morning. He sat with his friends at a table near the campus' lunch area in the quad."What's the matter old buddy?" asked Mark Shriver. "College life wearing you out already?" Maybe he's not eating right," added Scott Nichols, "Having a good diet is important while studying. In fact studies have shown that..." We don't need a science. There are so many possibilities,” he said. “I’m assuming it won’t be a problem for you to be in my daughter’s presence for a while.”“Um ... I really like Des. I mean ... Please don’t think that I’m just here to use her or something. She means a lot to me.”“If I didn’t believe that, I wouldn’t be fitting this prosthetic to you,” he said. “Jacob, we—Riko and I—might seem strangely cavalier about your relationship with Desi. She told us before you were out of eighth grade that you would be her.