I hurried up and stripped off my suit. I jumped in theshower to wash off the clorine. I peed as i stood in the warm water andwatch the yellow go down ...my leg to the drain. Wrapped in a big towel I wentto our room. The shades were drawn and a couple of candels were lit. Iclimbed on the bed and let my eyes get used to the dim light. The onlything disturbed was one drawer of Melly's that she usually keeps her winterjammies in. Then I seen the box open on her dresser. It was the box for thestrap-on. "I'm sure you're right." No criticizing the crew," Captain Donaldson said, not opening hiseyes. "Even if you're just joking."Park laughed out loud. "Dang! There go all the good ones that I wasgoing to use on Christian." I picked up the small stone and tossed itback at him, striking him directly in the forehead. He laughed, rolledhis eyes back and fell into the grass as though I had killed him."Goliath's dead." Lunette laughed at Park's antics until it finally gotthe Captain to give out a short. "She caught her breath while I was still gasping a little. With a smile she turned to the replicator and touched the panel we used to activate the public area units. "I need some hot orange tea, a lemonade, and a cup of coffee the way Governor Johanes likes it." What if he doesn't like coffee?" I asked with a giggle as I stood back up."Men like him always like coffee," Esther said mockingly. "And most take it black just to show how manly they are."The replicator hummed for a moment and then. Now I know that he had schooling before he was forced to flee. Still, he was patient as he taught me what I needed to know.“One of the reasons we left when we did was because my father planned to force me to join his ship’s crew. He and I argued and I departed. Today was the first time I’ve seen him since. I had hoped that my letters had eased his disappointment but I could see from the beginning that they hadn’t.”“Your stepmother seems wonderful,” Amelia mentioned.“She is the most cheerful.