She--uh--also says I'm the best, but maybe she told that to all of them." Oh, Brad, this is so unreal! I just can't believe you would be mixed up with...an old--uh--woman like that." Then another thought struck her, even more alarming. After all, she had seen how easily Brad could charm her friends. "Wait a minute. Maybe I shouldn't even want to know, but have there been any other women besides Mrs. Correlli?"Brad tried to straighten out a grin. "Gee, Mom, I think I'd better take the fifth. "As soon as we check the bridge and enable our links with it, I'm ready for some rest." Me too." Are we fooling ourselves by not having an active watch on each bridge?" queried Terry."Don't think so," replied Rusty. "I see why you raised the question, but at the moment we are operating as a single entity rather than seven ships. Although resting in our quarters, we are linked to our bridge. During the celebration we have each FCS manned and passively scanning, so that is another bit of. However, as hungry as he was, he just did notlook forward to this meal. Fifteen minutes later Princess Dee instructedhim to drain the water, rinse the rice and beans with cold water, andthoroughly strain out the excess water before putting them back in thepot.Once Tom had done all this, Princess Dee informed him to get a trivet,cereal bowl, and serving spoon and to bring everything including hisother food purchases out to his coffee table. Tom looked up at the cameraand asked, "What's a trivet?. I turned away immediately not wanting to give this guy with her a reason to start a quarrel. I turned back to the game on the TV and was finishing my second beer when I heard her start to laugh loudly. Of course I had to turn around to see what was so funny and when I did, they both were staring at me. First thought was that he saw me looking at her and that she was playing on it. I decided I would just ignore them and then go to bed. So I was about to finish with my drink when I realized.