Their uniform was another victim of the cultural changes that had occurred since the Sa’arm incursion had been announced.The women ranged in age fro... about his own age up to the early fifties, he guessed. All bar one would be described as overweight to some degree but he reminded himself, looks don’t matter. The youngest was also the fittest, which seemed about right. Andrew pointed at her and barked, “Get on your knees and crawl here,” and pointed at a spot in front of him.She complied. This giant was undoubtedly stronger. But Ponkert had the element of surprise on his side. Surprise in the form of fists of death.Cautiously, the Earthman crouched in a defensive stance and waited as his opponent charged. When in doubt, let your attacker make the first move. Let him make the first mistake. The first mistake would come quickly--he hoped-- as he stood before the gargantua barreling down on him.Then Ponkert struck! So fast and skillful were his movements, that few actually saw,. He was like a minor character in a soap opera who'd somehow been allowed to stay on for more than one episode. Even though he'd been seeing Gabby for nearly a year now, there was no doubt which one of the couple was calling the shots in their relationship and it wasn't Alex.To make matters worse, Gabby made no pretence whatsoever that Alex wasn't just one of several men with whom she regularly fucked. He shared her with lovers whose presence in Gabby's life rarely survived more than a single. ‘James! You said I would attend a party without asking me first, without even telling me about it?’ He seemed startled. I tried to keep my voice even. ‘James, you can’t just assume I’ll go wherever you want me to go. You need to ask me first.’ Now he looked crushed. ‘You don’t want to go? I mean, no, of course I should have asked. I thought… I thought you’d want to meet my family.’ ‘I want to go, I want to meet them, but you need to consult me first. And not 4 days before hand.’ He appeared so.