But you don't need to worry about Zeko coming back - he's taken a long swim after our little chat!" He squeezed harder. "Now then, old timer, about he... stuff..."Alexa woke with a dreadful feeling in the pit of her stomach. She always had vivid, frightening dreams but the images that jolted her out of sleep had made her cry out in terror. She had been stuck somehow, hanging on to the edge of a cliff and her fingers couldn't grip any longer! And there had been someone or something above her while. I did some work out there but I wasn't as into it as Dad had been. I don't have the patience to measure, cut, sand and finish wood. Dad enjoyed getting the raw materials at Home Depot and creating something that would be used for years.The left side had rakes, shovels, a couple of picks and some brooms of various types hanging near the back. There were some shelves with half used cans of paint, varnish, paint thinners and other solvents as well as oil, antifreeze, car cleaning supplies, a. She was in a bikini, a small one she'd bought for this summer, a light yellow one that really looked good against her tanned skin."He said yes, Sis," Michelle told her as I was coming in with my camera in hand."Great. I'm so hot for doing this, I just can't wait. Where do you want me?" Let's open the shades and get the light in," I said as I went around opening the drapes. "Okay, how do you want to start? In that bikini?"She said she did and I began taking shots as Michelle came back in wearing. She’ll respond quickly to the helm.”“We might need that,” I said as Ensign Munfree rushed in. She looked around and gasped. “You mean we didn’t have an officer on the bridge. I should have been here.”“There was nothing you could have done,” I said firmly. “We had little to do during the jump. Now we’ll need you. Are you as ready as possible to handle communications?”Ensign Munfree nodded. I could see fear in her eyes as she slid into her station and pulled out a headset. “I’ll do my.