They were on my ass from three ranks over my head. Better that my name doesn't come up that way. I hope you bear no hard feelings." If I had told you ...anything at all, it would be my problem. So, I hope we made it."Arnold asked, "Would you be willing to call Sgt. Allen now?" I expect he's working. I might have more luck after duty hours."Lowodski smiled widely and said, "I asked his lieutenant if he could make Allen available for a call. I told him we might be able to help him with his OER."She. We had been seeing one another for nearly a month since our initial meeting in the laundry room and still she was keeping it a secret from her mother until she felt the time was right. I had mentioned to friends that I was dating someone but still made excuses to avoid introducing her to them. I was not sure how they would react. To me Chelsea was a female. Caleb was an alter ego that ceased to exist, even for Chelsea it was a person she no longer recognized. Her mother insisted on calling her. There was no landing gear at all, it was like the cylindrical ship was resting on a cushion of air. The outside was just as featureless as the inside, with no cockpit and no engines visible. It looked to her like a cigar wrapped in cooking foil.Without so much as a fare ye well, the shining vessel rose into the sky, as if the hand of God had reached down and plucked it from the ground. There was no buffeting wind, no roar from its thrusters, it disappeared into the green haze as silently as it. We have always had a great dining life, despite sticking to relatively vanilla foods. I’m usually the one pushing for us to try delving into some more exotic meals together or going for that fourth course, but Jane usually declines. I never was bothered, because I always figured she was completely satisfied with my straightforward cooking. Sure, we stick to simple meals, but we do them better than anyone. If she was happy with that, then so was I.That was, until a couple of weeks ago. I was.