Not having caught it on the sensors prior to impact, there was no way for them to tell. Odds were it was asteroidal, but that was it. All they were le...ft with was spectrographic data and percentages.The lab crew painted Jupiter and its moons pretty thoroughly with their sensors as they traveled. Every bit of data acquired on the way was potentially useful. They were also using the sensors to find and closely track all the smaller moons of Jupiter. They were going to have to keep themselves out. ‘Hi Jack.’ She replied. ‘Can we talk?’ ‘Sure.’ They found a table on the far side of the library away from the other kids doing research projects for school and other folks just reading. Jack could feel his stomach start to turn and twist as if someone was tying it in knots. ‘Jack let me start out by saying your confessing your undying love for me was one of the most flattering things that had ever happened to me. You are a sweet young man and someday you will make a nice young girl or woman. ”“Do you know how much that is going to cost? Kait this is serious. Why aren’t you taking this seriously?”“Maybe it’s because I don’t care mom. I tried to bribe a cop, so what’s the big deal? He didn’t take it. Call our lawyer, he’ll get the charge reduced to something and then this whole shit will be over.”“You have an answer for everything, don’t you Kait?” Mom asked.“Yes I do, mom. Stop making a freakin’ big deal of it. That’s what lawyers are for.”She threw her hands in the air and. . a lot, judging by the reaction. A huge amount." I feel myself coloring again. " So why are you asking me, if you already know?" " Just checking." She turned away but stopped by the door and looked at me again. " It was a perve, you know. Now you owe me." And before I can answer she had gone in a flurry of skirt, leaving a trace of her perfume and a disturbing memory of that long, golden body. That night when I lay in bed and played the tape in my head again - but the clarity of the image.