”“Yeesss ... they did, didn’t they.” It was becoming readily apparent that his wife had already made her mind up and he was just a formality. ...“Well, if the numbers add up, go for it.”Irene let out a most un-adult like squeal and gave him a big hug and a kiss.He left his wife to discuss things with the estate agent and popped round to the Starbucks for a coffee. Clive sat at a window seat and watched the world go by.Amusingly, the most common type of visitors to the retail park seemed to be from. " The communicationsofficer commented, "They couldn't have known precisely when theirdestroyers would have attacked."Alyssa stood up. "I don't like this one bit. Helmsmen order the fleet tobreak orbit into Blessed Formation Six. We are going to head towards thenearest jump point. Let's get some maneuvering room." Main body two light hours away...two degrees off Galactic Center..."The entire deck stopped talking "I have sixteen Strike Class Cruisers,nine Lighting Class Heavy Cruisers and six. Cleo clapped, "I'll switch the paper work Monday." Isn't Kyle due back? I have to say, after listening to Cindy and Erica I'm looking forward to the party." Should be soon." Molly started putting away items from breakfast, her mind not with us anymore, but with Jake.Cleo winked at me. Problem solved. Molly wasn't going to give another thought to Eddie being here, or asking us questions, and she'd gotten her to agree to be my new employee. Not bad for a night with little sleep. I shook my head,. "Ginger heaved a silent sigh of relief, got up and offered her hand. "Thank you very much for your time, Christina. I don't know if I told you, but my husband and I have decided to take a weekend break here and I wonder if you and your husband would like to join us for dinner tonight?"Christina shook the hand that was offered. "That's a very kind invitation, but I'm afraid my husband is out of town at the moment." Why don't you come on your own? I'm sure Dave, my husband, will do his best to.
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