No one was there. The night crew told me the crisis was over. That you and the Captain had decided I could take care of the rest.’ Linda’s roll of... the eyes changed quickly to concern as she continued to listen. ‘Okay,’ was all she said before hanging up the phone. ‘That was, Tom. He wants us to go out and look for the, Entity. He received a mail that he thinks is important but can’t find the Entity anywhere. Poof! Gone! No explanation, no goodbye. ‘He also wanted to know if my cell phone is. Heidi giggled softly. ‘Do you mind?’ she asked. ‘Not at all,’ Tim said. His hands slid onto her breasts. Heidi received such intense pleasure from her husband’s touch that she was afraid she would faint from sheer joy. ‘Why does it feel so wonderful when you touch me?’ she murmured. ‘Even after all these years?’ ‘It’s probably because I love you,’ Tim said as he guided her to the bed and laid her down. ‘And because you love me.’ He laid down next to her, leaned over, and began planting kisses. Pushing the remains to the side of the plate, George relaxed back in hischair and poured himself a second glass of wine. This Riesling wasn'thalf bad he decided. Maybe in the past he had misjudged the delights ofwhite wine too swiftly.Feeling sleepy, George decided to watch a quick half-hour of televisionto get him in the mood for sleep. He knew the Snooker Championships werebeing broadcast from Sheffield and went to select the appropriatechannel on the TV set. For some reason he punched the. . everybody had wanted to see it. What ifTamara was right, and I was pretty enough people were so into me? Ohshit, even Heidi Fleegleman had a thing for me. And Willis Wallace. Noway! That's what had been bothering me and what had been playing throughmy mind since Tam dropped me off.Being with her was changing my self-perception."Michelle," I said."What?" Can I ask you something serious?" Yeah." Not in front of these fuckers."We got down off the vert and skated over to the railing where I'd.