I thought it might be nice to have his company. But apparently he's already arranged to spend the season with his foster-family. He's got quite a stor.... Seems those ships changed his life." Really? I've never heard him talk about his background ... he's always been keen to talk about the ships. All he's ever said was that he had a girlfriend, but she's off to Music College in London and he hasn't heard from her since the summer." Yes, he's pretty cut up about that. But ... no. It's his story. Shecompliments me, and I wish her luck.I strip off the spackle, and change back into my dress. I head back tothe table, and Jennifer is waiting for me with a Rose... How can you notlove her?She gives me a deep kiss, and whispers, "You were fantastic Lover, thankyou."Chapter 68I down my drink and invite them out to the patio for a cigarette.Emily keeps telling us how much fun she's having, and how beautiful weare, I think she's buzzed.We head back inside and Emily drags me to the dance floor.. Even more interesting was that Cyclone had managed to bribe the local police to hold off calling the G.S.P until Cyclone's team had the chance to engage the threat. Perhaps not a real master plan, but Mindeye could easily see how this might ensure that the G.S.P continued to get bad press.“Cyclone is really a crook, might not be easy for us to prove it but I bet Blade will be dying to hear the news when she gets here,” Mindeye thought.This thought made Mindeye wonder why Blade was not there.. The office where I now worked was still a decade away from being built; the bench was old and dilapidated, with peeling paint and a missing lath, making it slightly uncomfortable. The head against my shoulder more than made up for it though, as we both sat in and easy silence, listening to the children playing.This time, there was one child's voice that stood out from the crowd. It was that of our first-born. Although Emma is now in her twenties and will soon be married herself, the.