I sure could use your help." He always did right by me and Maggie so I said I'd be there on the weekend and check things out.Chuck's office was behind...the pits. Qualifying runs were beginning and mechanics were making their final checks as the drivers climbed into their seats, buckling their safety harnesses and revving their motors. I suddenly realized why everyone was wearing ear protectors.I made for the office door and once inside, the noise ceased. Chuck was arguing with a man in a. On the drive south towards the city several large Hotels dot the landscape, one that I had stayed at a few years ago, seemed to be calling to me or was that the bulge in my pants? No the Embassy Suites would definitely be our first stop, a lovely place good food a good bar and what's more we were nearly 2000 miles from home. It is amazing how free that can feel, how the inhibitions melt away, and that is exactly how we both were feeling.After check in we relaxed a bit in our room unpacked and I. I'd been dreaming of a moment like this, and now it was real. Something was different though. I blushed when I worked out what it was. In the dream, this wasn't Steph.I put that aside quickly though, and paid more attention. Steph had a way of putting something special in a kiss. It was as though somehow her whole body was involved, even though in reality she was on her knees beside the camp stretcher. I made the most of it.By the time she removed her mouth from mine, I'd forgotten all about. I can actually feel the Magic of the Planet. Now I know why they named it Paradise. If your Talent is strong enough, you can actually feel the Planet around and under you. It’s like it’s alive!” she finished in amazement.“It’s no wonder the original settlers didn’t want to join those who arrived in the second wave. Will we be able to feel this also?” the Colonel asked, realizing what she had said meant.“I’m not sure,” Lucy said in a less cheerful voice.In the meantime, those on the Medical.