I accepted the drink and we began to talk. Fran told me that Joe's parents died when he was three. Dad died from cancer and Mom committed suicide beca...se of Dad's passing away. The family had been raising him and Joe had been with her for the last ten years. She was a widow and her husband had died in an industrial accident. From the wrongful death settlement, life insurance, investments, and savings, Fran was set for life. I told her that I had never married and was a football coaching gypsy. “The master of Ceti-5 have been there for well over ten centuries. Don’t you think they have seen weapons like this before? That, they aren’t well prepared? I suggest that you not be anywhere near the planet when you fire off the missiles.”“WHAT!? You really think that they have a defense against this?” Esmeralda asked.“Think? No, I am more than sure that they do. As I said, they have been there a long time, they have seen a great deal. I have never been wrong about things like this, you may be. I said that I was at a hotel during the week but would be there within an hour. I got off the phone, paid the bill, and left for the house.I pulled around to the garage and parked inside it. I went into the house and turned on lights in the rooms to be carpeted which were all the bedrooms. I had just returned into the living room and looked out the window when I saw a carpet company truck pull up. I opened the door as the four men go out and walked toward the door. I said, “Pedro? I’m Xavier. I hadn't seen much of Rox since Linda beat her in the first match, in 1:36. All the naked losers were serving wenches or raffle ticket sellers, fully exposed to all the wrestling fans watching. Rox was still on the bubble, due to be shaved, as the fourth fastest loser. If the third round of this match lasted less than a minute, Rox would be unshaven, regardless of what happened in my match, the final match of the first set. I know I wasn't going to lose in less than 1:36! I was our best.