"The agents stared at Melissa.Melissa sighed. "He's had a number of opportunities to talk to me. Karen doesn't close the chat window. He could have ch...tted with me, believing that I would never know." How do you know he didn't?" Evangeline asked."A Maker commands," Melissa replied. "Karen talks to me as an equal." It doesn't mean Karen will take it well," Laura said.Melissa laughed--a musical sound, which made passersby smile at her."Karen is a Vessel," Melissa said to the agents. "One very. "Thank you, Charles," he replied and Trip's grin widened when he saw Soval's very elevated 'brow of mildly annoyed amusement'.Trip observed the exchange of wordless nods between Soval and T'Pol, before the clan chief addressed them."Was your meditation successful?" he asked Trip and the engineer had to remind himself that it was Vulcan tradition to address the male, even if the female was the topic of the conversation."Yeah, quite well. I got a bit foggy in the head after an hour, this being my. " I told her, "I take great pride in my character, my devotion, and my ethical ego. Never doubt me again. I would never hurt you." I said back to her.Her eyes well and she hugged me so tightly I could barely breathe.At Dianna's house I went through the catalogs and papers for sales on furniture and accents pieces to figure our best places to go as she changed, and then we were off.She had changed into low riding jeans and a cropped top, tying her hair back into a pony tail. I hadn't noticed how. You don't mind if we just hang out and talk, right? Well, yeah, she is attractive, now that you mention it, and we did do it a couple of times, but it didn't mean anything. You're the one I love. Yeah, I can see that happening."In the meantime, though," she interrupted my reverie. "I think I've figured out a plan for Friday night."I managed not to spit out the food in my mouth, and calmly indicated that she should tell me more."Jeanne's going to be taking Jill on her chorus trip," she leaned.