"Thanks, Mum. It was a brilliant night." I sat back at the table and nursed my cup. The tea was still too hot to drink.My mother looked over at me. "G...ood grief, you really did have a lot to drink, didn't you?" What do you mean?" Before this morning, when was the last time you kissed your poor old mum?" Last night." No, I kissed you last night: a peck on the cheek. When was the last time you gave me a kiss?" I don't know," I admitted. "Christmas, probably." And it's now June," she said."That. I told her I'd start that night.Sure enough, Jimmy was bar hopping, chatting up women, buying them drinks, but then he'd go home. He did this two or three nights a week, but never hooked up with anyone. I guess he liked having a bit of fun and that's was it. I figured Stephanie was worrying over nothing, but I told her I'd keep at it, so I did.The next time I went downstairs to McGinty's, the two uniforms from last time were having lunch. I asked them how that domestic went last week."That. I gestured and two men moved around me to secure the ship's crew. I turned and began searching the ship. I overrode the access on a large cabin and let it open as I stood to the side.Plasma bolts exploded against the corridor wall from shots fired through the opening hatch. I slid in fast and fired twice to kill the two guards standing with modern assault rifles. In one corner was another man and a girl in her teens. My sense of smell awoke something that almost screamed in my brain.I moved. ?When she came back a few seconds later, I saw that she was holdingsomething in her hand, but I couldn?t see what it was.? She kneeled down next to me, and planted akiss lightly on my lips.? She brought herhands up, and placed something over my eyes, gently lifting to place it aroundthe back of my head.? I realized it wassome kind of blindfold, like the kind people wear to sleep when it is lightout.? It was very effective, as Irealized I couldn?t see any light, not even that coming from the.