It was just, that he had preferred to ignore it. After he had cleaned up the mess he had made, he slipped back under the covers. His robe was nowhere... in sight so he had little choice. He refused to go to sleep again though. It was time for him to do some serious thinking. The presence of the woman was obviously tempting him. All he had to do was resist temptation and keep his faith. Kneeling on the furs he bowed his head and started praying again. He had no idea how long he remained on his. ”“Chaos?” Kelsey asked.“She’s saying that the movement of the asteroid suggests that something has pushed them out of their original orbit recently,” I replied.“That’s what the AI analysis says. But I don’t see the ships. There are three zones of the belt where something passed through,” Chaz said.“Could a ship have entered and then exited? So it would only be one ship?” Kelsey offered.“It could,” Chaz admitted. “But it doesn’t look right for that. All three trails look like a ship tried to cut. Anybody who believes that the sole object of sex is for a man to orgasm and spread his genetics far and wide has no inkling of what he is missing.Her eyes were crossed when she first opened them. Then they came into focus immediately like two shotgun barrels looking at me with everything I've always wanted - her love."I love you, my angel," I whispered.Her lips met mine so fiercely I think she split our lips against our teeth.Eric poked his head around the door jamb, "Did you leave any hot. "Companions. We've started a practice that I hope we can continue. We will trust you until you show you can't be trusted. Otherwise, if an adult is excluded from a discussion, it is coincidental and not deliberate. You cannot fully help us in our missions if you do not understand them and their ramifications. We have suffered together, now we can work together to assure that others do not suffer the same."Holy cow! She was a full partner, indeed! We were committed.I felt my stomach growl. "Time.