" He had begun to search for a ring without telling her, but hadn't yet found one he was satisfied with and that fit his budget. He thought of scenari...os where he would propose to her, but each day, he considered an alternative until he could no longer choose. He would just have to "wing it."It was on a Saturday morning in April that everything changed. Bill was busy in the shop with a couple of rush repairs and had told Zena he would have to work that afternoon, making a delivery. Zena would. The pilots of the sixteen crippled fighters and the two derelicts watched as Grays slipped away. They also saw the projectile impact the planet. A few moments later, they watched the planet erupt outward as it was reduced to dust. They were saved from losing their eyesight by the fact that their view screens could only display a non-damaging amount of light. Most of the Dermas V residents were not so fortunate.The UFP pilots sat in horror as they watched the death of a planet, and of their. Our children. Our friends. Everything else fell by the wayside. I gazed into her bright, blue eyes and lost myself to her.Years ago, I took a vow in front of God and everyone I loved dearly that nothing would ever come between us. And through all the ups and downs of our lives, I'd like to think I have renewed that vow every day. Sure we share our love with two other women, but still, nothing separates us from the feelings we've shared since our first kiss all those years ago.Her hands ran. "I told you we're nudists," he said. There was a long pause, and she was about to ask what that had to do with anything, when he finally went on. "We're very close ... in our family. My sisters and I have shared a bedroom all our lives. We show love in ways that a lot of people think is wrong."As that sank in, Gloria's feet started to feel like they weighed a ton. She was an only child. She'd slept alone, in her room, all her life."Your sisters?!" she gasped.His arms tightened, instinctively,.