She had stopped on the mezzanine because they had a row of marble topped desks with bar-stool seating along the open side of the mezzanine that had a ...view down to the lobby. From there she could work on her computer and spot the shuttle when it stopped.Jenn pulled her laptop out of her bag and plugged it in. She was trying to set up another appointment for her husband. She was there to get advice about her granddaughter's condition. She had come down with a rare form of leukemia that did not. He shrugged out of his jacket and dropped to his knees before her, cupping her belly which seemed to fascinate him more and more as the days went by.'How is the little one doing?' he asked as he pressed a soft kiss to the slight rise, splaying his fingers on her stomach.'Better, I guess. Hasn't been much of a trouble today,' she said as she ran her fingers through Fred's short, cropped hair -- loving the feel of it.'And how is the mother doing?' he asked as he rose and drew her close, dropping. It was supposed to travel from planet to planet at near the speed of light, but although it did did travel at that speed, the navigator miss calculated the jump. Instead going of from Earth to Mars, On an exploration mission. The ship ended up in the next galaxy, without enough fuel to get back to Earth and not knowing exactly how to get back to Earth.The captain Jason Thompson and his crew, not able to get back home, began to explore the galaxy they were in. Amy (his daughter and. At first, I thought it was just an aftershock of Rita's tearful departure, but something else was nagging at me.I heard a rustle in the room and reached to turn on the light, but my hand was arrested by a soft but firm grasp on my wrist."Rita?" Shh. Trust me." It was whispered, but, yes, I was sure it was Rita. I lay still, only moving slightly to help her remove my clothes. The one time I reached for her soft skin, she firmly returned my hand to my side. I couldn't figure out what she was up.