"Any chance I could grab that ride you offered?" Certainly."=-=-=I opened the door and stepped into the vehicle. Wanderer looked over and said simply,..."It's good to see you." Thanks," I said uncomfortably. He pulled out into traffic."Wanderer," I began, "I... " Paul -- Tara -- *blast*. What do you want to be called, Bard?"I looked at myself. "While I'm like this, I suppose I should start calling myself Tara." Tara, I'll be honest with you. Part of me is wonderfully happy that you are alive,. It appeared that it was fully stocked. She guessed that Paul had been busy during the month that she had been gone.She stopped at the cabinet that contained the shark ‘tags’: the tracking devices. There were two dozen of them. Each of them had a fusion battery that would last for three years. They would broadcast the position of the tagged sharks once every ten minutes. If it was too deep, the signal wouldn’t reach the satellite, but she knew that they would collect sufficient data to map out. .....................................................Dexter was in his mother's bedroom where she had him try on one of herdresses."It looks just fine Dexter," his mother said admiring the pink, white,and black dress."No it doesn't mom. It's a dress. I'm a guy. I feel stupid wearingthis thing." Oh hush Dexter. Turn around and let me see the back."Dexter turned."I think wearing my dresses will do for now. This is one of myfavorite dresses." She looked him over again. "A padded bra, will fillit. Chegwidden.Then, Harriet thought about all the eligible men she could think of that might be able to help her. When she first thought of Sturgis Turner, she immediately dismissed him as a possibility but then whenever Harriet would see Lt Cmdr. Turner walking around the JAG offices, she began to give him more consideration. Finally, Harriet decided that all she could do was ask Sturgis if he'd help her out and see what he said in reply.Harriet couldn't figure the best place or time to approach.