She doesn't answer, just gives me that look and nods.“Didn’t get enough this morning?”“I couldn't finish.”“Oh?”“I like it better when ...ou're watching.” Her bare foot slides over on top of my lap. “It always feels better when you watch.” I sit back and take a hand off the wheel, running it along her calf. Working my way up, squeezing the back of her knee, needing to inch closer, but I catch myself swerving. “No touching baby, please.” There's that innocence again, in her eyes, in her voice. I. “Anybody home?” she asked.“Yep,” came a kid’s voice through the door.“Is your father there?” asked the social worker.“Pa? Nope, he left a’fore Ma came in,” said the kid.“Well, is your mother there?” persisted the social worker.“Ma? Nope, she left just a’fore I got here,” said the kid.“But,” protested the social worker, (thinking that surely she would need to intervene in this situation)“Are you never together as a family?”“Sure, but not here,” said the kid through the door. “This is the. Her life growing up was filled with abuse and a lot of one night stands. Hers was a common story. Sad but common. Growing up, her grandfather had sexually abused her and he wasn’t the last one to do it. A boy friend of her mother’s had done the same. Or was it Two? All the episodes had blended into one nightmare. Jan had blocked out the abuse as many do. She didn’t even remember it until a girlfriend mentioned to her that she had been abused. Bob had another surprise, he asked Jan if she wanted. With the time dilation, that’s a lot of academy time. I’ll need to discuss with Ship just how they are doing in their advanced training – particular the interceptor pilots and gunners. The positions are somewhat interchangeable in that either pilot is capable of piloting the craft in a pinch. In other words, if the main pilot is injured, the other pilot can operate the interceptor, but primarily, the co-pilot is responsible for the craft’s offensive and defensive capabilities while the main.