"Yes Derrick, apparently the commanding officer of the ship that fired on us has been taken into custody." Shelby reported. "They are trying to specul...ate as to who we are, no one has said anything, and they are still calling us an extremely fast ship, attacked without provocation. Apparently they are preparing an apology for us for the offense, and that no charges will be brought up against us." The mouth of the Shelby hologram dropped open. "They want us to come to the Republic capital for. Let go. Understood?"Gazing up at him, the look on his face was one I would never forget. His eyes bored into me with a determination that seethed. And the strangest thing was, I loved it. Without saying a word, he spoke to my centre. This is what you deserve. I nodded, whispering, "Yes. Anything."His hand appeared before my eyes and I held it and he lifted me back to my knees. "Trust me to make decisions regarding your limits, Dominique. Accept my will. Find freedom in letting go. Let me decide. When it was ready we ate and talked some more. I'djust returned from the kitchen where I'd washed the few dishes whenIke suddenly said, "Shush." We all looked at him. "Rain stopped." Oh, crap," Kevin, who was looking at the window, said. Outside, justbarely visible in the light of our fire, big, puffy snowflakes werefalling."I thought it didn't snow this far south," Ike said."It does, but not in November," I replied numbly, denying the evidenceof my own eyes."Oh crap," Soren said, repeating. She was tall, about forty, six foot tall, hadshort jet black hair, small breasts and looked at my semi nude figurewith more interest than most men. I found myself blushing.John then introduced the other couple. "And this is Brian and Sherry.Brian is an attorney and Sherry is the public relations representativefor the biggest soft drink company in the state." Brian and Sherry wereboth in their thirties and short, she was under five feet. He was onlyfive foot six inches tall. Both had brown hair..