"Hey, Reg, we need a tug over here at FY-114 pronto." You mean I have to take it right now?" I asked, more than a little surprised.He nodded as if it ...were the most obvious thing in the world. "Well, yeah, we can only hold ships that have been mothballed." A pull or push?" a female voice asked from a nearby speaker."Both. Someone's claiming the K'treel and then I need you to park that derelict Solvent in here." The K'treel ... you mean the Pearl? What poor son of a bitch did they manage to pawn. I know that love is all that matters. And you two are truly in love, right?”“Yes, Dad, with all our hearts and in every way. Just as you witnessed, but even more, Dad.”Mom was still sobbing and clinging onto Dad. Dad had his arms around her, patting her back.“Good, son. That’s exactly what I had been hoping for. You don’t know how happy that makes me! Now I know you and your dear mother have a beautiful future ahead of you, and Mom won’t ever be alone. She’ll have you, and that’s so very. Since Gatorade had been formulated and tested here in Gatorland (hence the name, see?) I learned to like the taste, and I drank as much of it as I could pound down, on the theory it would help me out. Maybe it did, but I was too exhausted to tell. Between sprints, agility drills, and long-distance miles running both on the track and on the streets, we started melding together as a team. We discovered who among us was faster, stronger, fitter. The distance runners were identified, as were the. Donald caught me by surprise, raised me in his arms, andcarried me inside the room, depositing me over the bed. As he went to thedoor to dispatch the employee I quickly stood up. My options were quicklyfading away and soon I would be requested to do thing for which I wasn'tquite prepared. I was almost in panic and remember to think what should Ido next, then it happened for the second time:***Don and me are kissing passionately, only one month separates us from thewedding. Hands are caressing.