She had drunk several rather large vodkas and on the medication she was taking this was not really a good idea.Lacey couldn’t get it out of her head... she also couldn’t get out of her head the part where her son had said to her.“All his friends had videos of them and they were prepared to use them if necessary.”She now called her best friend Vivian.Vivian answered the phone to her friend and confirmed everything her son had told her.That the boys were using the videos to blackmail their own. As mum began to turn around suddenly, I panicked. I couldn’t do anything, there I was, down on one knee, peeking through the open glass doors in our standing shower, what would she say?“Oh thank god you’re up” she said rather quietly, she didn’t seem shocked or scared, “Be a dear and get me some painkillers and some water, my hangover is killing me”Without hesitating I ran down stairs and took my time finding the painkillers, waiting for this tent in my underpants to leave before going back up,. . Mark.”On PBN14 the icons representing each ship showed as yellow for several seconds before turning green, indicating that the data had been received and validated. It was 14:50 when the ship icons began flashing green, indicating that all system checks were complete. During this time Grey Eagle Two had been accelerating. At 14:55 Mildred said, “All ships at Sublight Factor 9. All positions nominal.”“Sync time base counters on my mark,” said Christina.“Aye, “ came the response from each. By the end of our senior year of high school, our lawn service was more like a business. After we graduated, Kienan and I didn't go to college. We already knew what we wanted to do and were very good at it. We hired some high school kids to do the mowing and trimming for us while we focussed on landscaping. Kienan and I were doing retaining walls, coy ponds, waterfalls, lagoons, etc. I took some business courses at the local junior college and learned how to partner with other companies for in.