Anyhow, Cathy tells me they carted the guy off based on his say-so. And they don’t even know about the gun, Cathy never saw one, so that’s OK too....”“Good!” I say.“Oh, it gets better. Cathy didn’t get much of a look at your car. He wasn’t paying attention, best he can say is it was small and white. He told me, like in kind of confidence, that he thought you got scared and that’s why you ran. And it could have been that way, too, nothing ­really suspicious there. So that far you’re clear.”“Any. The course the colony ship was taking would bring them to those worlds in just twelve more days.We took samples of everything we thought we could use along with some that I thought were useless. We changed course and soon dropped the ship and all it contained into the fiery heart of a large star. I was hoping to hide our tracks and any pursuer would continue on thinking we had not stopped.Many things about the ship and Misto were explained but the majority of the information was still locked up. Denae placed her warm cheek next to Jorgarn's dry lips. He pressed them against her firmly."I hope you'll visit again," he said."I will," she promised. "I will see if I can share your bed again tonight. Maybe you'll be back where you belong tonight – in our bed." Maybe," Jorgarn said as she pulled her face from his. "I hope so."Denae left her infirmary corridor and headed up to her chamber. She had slept only a few hours but she felt more rested than in weeks. She found Rayna sitting in her. " She got to her feet and went into the bathroom, stripping off her bra top as she walked.I found my shorts and put them on, then went into the kitchen and snooped around with out much hope. There was orange juice and skim milk and four different kinds of bran cereal. No eggs or bacon or donuts. I poured myself a bowl of flakes and sat down at her little dinette to crunch away.In less time than I would have thought possible, she appeared in the doorway, dressed for work in jeans and a.