Thankfully mom came back, telling me to give them some privacy, saying I would have plenty of time to speak with my aunt on the cruise.We were due to ...check in the next day for the cruise, so we decided to order a pizza for dinner and go to bed early. While the pizza arrived, both mom and aunt Carol jumped in the shower, separately. They came out dressed in regular shorts and a t-shirt. I was hoping she would have stayed in her bikini. Oh well. After dinner, we watched TV and soon my mom. He didn't want them to know he was smoking. “It's good to see you,” Lori said, walking forward to embrace him. He hated hugs, but he returned the gesture non the less. Her auburn hair was pulled up into a bun, and it brushed his chin as he hugged her. “You too,” he lied. He wasn't sure why he was so bitter about this...he just hadn't really been looking forward to seeing his baby sister. All he'd seen of Lori the past year was what she'd post on social media. Pictures upon pictures of her and. “There, that’s not so bad, is it?” John asked, running a gauntlet over her sleek, form-fitting body armour.“Dana was right, I should stop bitching,” the Maliri girl said with a radiant smile, touching her clear-crystal faceplate to his.We just jumped into the Alpha Vulpeculae system, Jade informed him. The Vulkat fleet is clustered near a gas giant on the fifth orbital ring around the star. We’ll get you closer using asteroids as cover, then you can cover the last in the shuttle.The huge. .. is to clear my head and fill stomach as soon as possible with a good breakfast and a strong cup of coffee over here before heading out for a mid-morning home invasion ... That is, if the home invadee is still willing to have me,” I proposed.“Should I be expecting a frightful shadow looming over me sometime around 10-ish then?” she probed.“Sounds perfect ... I’ll be sure the invader sets his alarm this time,” I smiled. “Are the kids already at daycare?”“Sure are ... It’s just me and this.