“How far were we from our destination?” Sam asked the Captain, his voice calmer than he would have thought. “Is there any way we can make the re...st of the journey in these things?”The woman shook her helmeted head. “It was another fives months, and the amount of solar radiation would just fry us again,” she checked a screen attached to her seat, “We’re headed for the closest celestial body...a moon orbiting a gas giant.”“Is it habitable?” Asked another man to Sam’s left, Miguel Rodriguez the. With everything just perfect, Beverly headed down the stairs to her front door. She checked the front door to make sure it is unlocked before pulling the blindfold over her eyes and dropping down to her knees and putting her arms behind back. She sat in darkness for what seemed to be forever, waiting for Ian to come. She fought the urge to pull the blindfold off to check to see if anyone had pulled into her driveway. The waiting and expecting was driving her crazy and she was getting. .. bye.”She ended the call and handed the phone back to me.“What was that about?” I asked.“Nothing,” said Bonnie, trying to act innocent.I scowled at her.“Estelle found something in the shops she thought I might like,” said Bonnie. “I’ll show you later.”She went back to her game and I went back to my studying.Estelle poked her head through my doorway and said, “Hi, I’m home.”She handed one of the plastic bags she was carrying to Bonnie. Bonnie peeked inside then gave Estelle a hug.“I’ll leave. ”“Oh ... really?” She queried, and without the slightest hint of amusement or irony, “well, if that’s what you need to do get it all really clean and stop the itching, then go use your tongue, and please and be thorough ... I can’t stand the irritation!”She was fucking serious. Clearly, she didn’t understand humor, or sarcasm either and she’d taken what I’d said absolutely literally! Well ... I guess I wasn’t going to need that soapy washcloth much longer.While she kept her cheeks fully spread.