Patricia, your hand is soft and warm, and does not at all betray the hard work you do. William, your hand is firm but friendly. “How was your journ...y? Did you have to travel far? From Galway or Mayo, or which county?” William replies that it was quick and uneventful, and you add that the sunshine makes any trip a pleasant one. I agree, as my own journey was quite cool. “I picked up a couple of hitch-hikers; it was nice to return the kindness, after hitching the length and breadth of the. May I see you again?’ I mumbled something … I don’t remember even if it was in French or English. I knew I needed to go up and lie down, I was feeling more than a little dizzy now. He smiled at me as the elevator doors closed. When I got to the suite, no one was there so I went to my room and took a hot shower and then let the cold water run for a few minutes. It felt good and my head cleared somewhat. I went into the living room of the suite to watch a movie. Betty came in a few minutes later. Then she looked down at the papers on her lap. "Yes—I guess it was about the sex. The flirting, and then the sex." I see," he said. Silence."I think I'd like you to sleep in the guest room," he said, his voice still calm and quiet. She nodded, and got out of bed, sliding her feet into her slippers. She reached for her robe on the chair."Unless of course you fucked him in this bed. If you did that I'm never sleeping in it again." No," she said, "I didn't do that." She wanted to say, "How could. Everything was white, the floor ceiling and the walls except for the blue banner with a red and orange starburst on it. Across the bottom in Latin was 'Ex Terra ut Astrum, Nos Es Unus Populus' or in Federation common 'From Terra to the Stars, We Are One People'.The head chair was empty and then a beautiful brown haired girl appeared.Commander Sandi O'Donald appeared in the center seat and looked at her companion interfaces, and said, "Bring in the accused."Jessica appeared in the room and.