I was confused for all of half a second when I suddenly felt a hand on the inside of my thigh. I turned suddenly towards her, our faces now less than ...a foot from each other. I looked into her deep, dark eyes and became entranced again, and in that moment she leaned forwards and placed her lips on mine. Nothing more, she held them there for a few seconds, then pulled away slightly. My thoughts raced but my hormones won. I put my hand on her neck and pulled her in for a longer kiss, our lips. She then ran from the cargo bay into thenearby turbolift before any of the Minotaurians noticed she was gone!"I've got to get to the bridge!" she cried, and the turbolift promptlytook her there.Hurrying from the lift as soon as the doors slid open, she found thebridge empty. Looking around the bridge, Palmer asked, "Kloota, can youhear me?" I can hear you loud and clear, Ms. Palmer!" Kloota replied. "ThoseMinotaurians have invaded the Constitution and are trying to drain thecrew of their. She was bashful and mousey. It didn’t bother him as much as he thought, mainly because he was so happy she was awake and told her that regularly. He told her he was so proud of her and that he’s always going to be there for her.“Why don’t you sleep at your hotel tonight?” She asked Darren the next night.“No, I can’t do that,” Darren said softly, as he lightly stroked her forearm. “I gotta stay here and keep an eye on you. You might try to escape!”For the first time since the morning of the day. "I'm afraid she's still at work. Could I see your work order?" Sure." The older guy reaches back and the younger guy hands him anelectronic pad. He punches in a couple of numbers and touches thescreen, then steps closer, handing it to me but not letting go. "It'sright here."I turn the pad a little to reduce the glare reflecting off the screen.It looks legitimate. I'd never seen the electronic version before butI'd used the same trick back in the day to plant bugs in some target'shome, only my.