"That stopped her enthusiasm cold. "How are Mom and Dad?" she asked."Dad had heart valve replacement surgery two months ago. He is allright. Actually ...om and Dad are in Germany now. Your sister-in-law Ilsajust got remarried." That's good," Hiromi replied. She did note how Gabrielle referred toher parents as Mom and Dad."There is some bad news, I'm afraid. Your sister Susan and her husbandSimon were killed in an auto accident a few days after our Januaryrendezvous here."Tears began to well up in. I walked into my bedroom and Edwin was changing into his swim shorts. I didn't tell him anything but he noticed this wicked smile on my face."Something wrong baby?"I giggled. "No sweetie, nothing." I took my pink bikini and undressed myself and changed into my bikini. On my way out, I grabbed a magazine to read while sitting at the pool as I was not in the mood to swim.Next to the swimming pool was a table with a few chairs around it. I took place in one of these chairs and opened my magazine. It wasn?t as a means tomeet the jocks as so much as to keep fit but don?t get me wrong some ofthose football players were hot." I started dating Benjamin Roach and he treated me nice. He was veryrespectful to me. A couple of the other cheerleaders warned me to becareful but I just assumed they were jealous. Believe it or not I wasstill a virgin." Ben wooed me and swept me off my feet. I decided to give him myvirginity and we went away for the weekend to Houston. The city wasbeautiful;. He sipped the amber liquid and found it to his liking. The distilled wine took the edges off his rude awakening and helped fade the memories of his dream. Karin happened a long time back. She didn't wait. The memories were no longer painful, just unpleasant. He would have to be more careful in programming his dreams for DEEP-sleep. No more frosty blondes!The brandy settled in his stomach, spreading its heat through his body. He glanced around the control room, feeling a rush of pride stir.