"I hope that wasn't expensive," Vin replied, slightly worried."No. We had a strict budget and some of the stuff even fits me," Monicareplied.Vin nodd...ed, knowing that he was similar in height and overall build tohis girlfriend. As Vin tapped his fingers on his bed, Monica pulled abra out of the bag.Jean smiled as she reached into her purse and took out a roll of ducttape."What the hell is that for?" Vin asked, slightly alarmed."It's for your breasts," Jean responded."I don't have any. JR:It’s okay, I was just worried about you… Worried about us. Let me know when you want to get together, and I’ll make time. By the way, I love you.She stared at his words for several seconds before replying, especially the last three words.ROCKIE:I hope so because I love you too. We have some challenges to face, but I believe in us.JR:Me too.ROCKIE:I’ll text you later with a good time. I’m not sure how much work I’ll have to catch up on or when I’ll be able to get home, but I’ll keep you. Before long my assets and my ignoring him caught his eye.I timed returning his gaze to perfection, looking at him like I had only just noticed him and then, classic flirting, licked my lips and smiled at him. He sort of smiled back but in a way the said “am I bothered?” so I upped the stakes by looking around, avoiding him, trailing my fingers over my décolletage and playing with my hair. Eventually I saw him make his way to the bar and went and purposely stood one person away from him and. ”Jeff grinned at his friend. “Ship told me she had to move a saber-tooth a mile away three times before he got the message.”“I didn’t realize her tractor beam would reach out that far.”“In space, I think it will reach several times that distance, but when she detected the tiger, it was still a half-mile or so away. With so many trees in the way, she couldn’t just move him with the beam, so she moved to his location, picked him up with her beam and moved herself and him a mile away before.