He had feared as much. His own first act if he had been the iLOX would have been to review the battle and find out why the ships had been so badly mau...ed the first time. It seemed as if the iLOX were just as methodical and the Earth's advantage had suddenly disappeared."Admiral, I'm authorising release of countermeasures US 1 and US 2. Feed the information through to the AIs on all four Broadswords. Advise Captain MacDonnell and Captain Ingram of the new tactics available. We need to reduce the. We don't have any grapefruit, do we?" Gad, I married a gourmet. Sorry, the refrigerator is bare. Humm - let's check the kitchen."I grabbed a pair of pantyhose and went in search of something suitable. We finally settled on a mixture of dried beans and rice."Well, if you get tired of this we have the makings of a great casserole. I gave the pantyhose twist, tied it up and found a knife to slice it off. "Let me see if it fits. Not bad for improvisation. Here, let me adjust the straps, you have. The whole thing was becoming a living nightmare. Harry settled down on the easy chair and looked around. His host sat watching him very closely. She was quite a looker he thought after some consideration. His curiosity was getting the better of him as he swallowed the pain-easing tablets without the coffee. ‘So, how does a girl like you get to live alone in a place like this?’ he asked. A bad statement. ‘I can’t tell you, it’s private.’ She sipped the coffee. ‘So, how come a guy like you got. I'm not thinking about doing this because I'm unhappy about how he's treating me. I spent six months trying to find a way to make up for what I did, hoping he'd never have to find out. I knew how horrible it was, but I underestimated how much it would hurt him. I don't think he's ever going to be able to look at me without thinking about what I did. If I can't find a way to make things better for him, then I should go away so he doesn't have to look at me anymore. I just want him to be happy,.