“We should be in stable orbit around the moon in 8 hours Sir.” Looking to the young woman at the controls Huron nodded as he straightened his coat... his face stern and unmoving like a statue as his eyes regarded the helmsman. “By that time I would like a team ready to depart for Caliban, until such time you have the bridge, I will inform our superiors of our arrival.” Stepping out and walking through the bulkhead door, the captain had left the bridge. Leaving the woman to her devices as she. I paced across to the doorway and leaned around to see unbound, tight, pretty brown curls with blonde highlights just about resting on narrow shoulders and slender calves in snug black trousers visible below the chair. “Hi, Jackie.” My voice cracked stupidly like a teenager’s and before she had even turned around I had time to figuratively but violently kick myself in my mind. I had to quickly catch my breath though as an elegantly made-up face with deep black mascara, subtle brown eye shadow. Jessie and Eric also came for the ride, as did all kinds of parents--and Betsy.Warren was sitting behind Ryan in the plane, and leaned over to him. "Hey, you know that you're going to run into Courtney, right?" No doubt," Ryan said."How are you going to handle that?"Ryan sighed. "That's a good question. I would've said I was just going to ignore her. But that phone call threw me." He had told Warren and Sophie about that brief phone call he'd gotten from Courtney. "I mean, that didn't sound. Even when not in Vegas, Athena could usually be found in the bar talking to all and sundry and made the atmosphere very friendly as she and the other visiting Theurgists who now had an open invite to the bar got along famously as the world was put to rights ... or at least gone over in scandalous detail.“Ah, Simon, come to finally sort out that threesome that Hilda so desires?” Athena greeted us as we strolled into the bar.“In your dreams Athena,” Simon chuckled as Hilda and I both grinned..