. it's a wild theory." Yeah, babe, but doesn't it kinda fit with some of the stuff Mrs. Radson was tellin' ya?" That's a bit of a stretch, really." Ye...ah, mebbe. But mebbe not. Look, I dunno if I'm right, I jus' want us ta consider it." All right, it's certainly a possibility, " Jason said. "But I would need more proof before I'd believe there was a direct connection between the two."Heather trembled, her breathing a slow, deep pant. She no longer knew whether Ned was right or not, only that. Oh she doesn't have much control of that as the saliva runs out of her mouth. 'Controlling it now, aren't I?' she looks up at me with a cross look of holy crap and amazement at the same time. Then suddenly I see the look, a bit to much wine and a few to many strokes against the back of her tongue. I pull out and let go of her hair and she immediately runs for the toilet. I put my stuff away and start chatting with my friend not sure if I should apologize or keep it where it is. A bit later. I’m the only one you’ve had. There’s nothing for you to admit to me, and even if there had been, I don’t think I’d be interested in knowing. What matters is just us from the moment we met.’ ‘I know that, Gabriel.’ He shook his head, staring into her innocent, trusting eyes. ‘No baby. I never thought once about how you might feel in regards to my past.’ She closed her eyes and shook her head. ‘No. I don’t need to know, Gabriel. That was before—’ ‘But I want to tell you. I don’t want you getting. The drone had returned from Branson's world well ahead of schedule -- because it hadn't gotten there. There had been a fleet action near a checkpoint between Rukabat and Branson's world, in a system called Gansebat -- six cruisers and escorts against three Hive ships and escorts, the Fleet force attempting to oppose Sa'arm landings. Fleet had won, but it had been costly, and the only two Fleet GMUs in sector were repairing two of the cruisers. Fleet and Fleet Auxiliary were arguing over the.