The size ofthe letter shocked me; it wasn't just a note but covered three pages."I didn't think that your Mum liked to write?" She doesn't. I don't r...eally understand it." Why don't you read it while I nip to the toilet?"I settled down and began to try to distinguish Mum's hieroglyphics. Dear David, I hope that you are settled into your new school okay. Eric has tried to show me how to use the email system but I found it too difficult. He offered to type what I wanted to send. Mary patted his knee, her hand cool on his leg, and she didn't notice his bugging eyes as she turned towards the screen and reached and turned the radio to the right station to hear the movie "You're nice to act like that, but we both know she has been a total shit to you for a long time." "You more than make up for it Mary," Dean said before he could catch himself. He braced himself for a slap, but Mary just turned and patted his arm. "Aww, you're adorable!" she suddenly leaned over and kissed. Her reasoning for having separate quarters was she felt it unfitting for her to live with the women who were her subordinates. In reality Tasha had just wanted her own place. No one had been inside with the exception of Naomi. Tasha had equipped her cabin with every convenience and modern thing she could think of. A computer terminal kept her instantly in touch with everyone in the Family. She was in constant touch with Tani, the radio room and the watch at the unit headquarters. Tasha was did. Admiral Redmill was glaring at one of the other ship captains at the far end of the room. The man had been leaning back to speak to one of his subordinates and ignored the order for a couple of seconds. When he finally turned back the man had a smirk on his face. “Sorry Admiral. I have been dealing with a minor disciplinary issue.”“Take care of it outside of this meeting,” Admiral Redmill said with another snarl. “Or I’ll find a ship captain who doesn’t have disciplinary problems on his.