“Master told me what you asked him about, and I want to try to calm some of her fears. I do have a lot of experience worrying about being hurt durin... sex.”Alonso chucked at my slightly morbid humor. “Yes, I remember. Your sisters mentioned you were going in for another procedure when they arrived. If you don’t mind me asking, how did it turn out? They never mentioned anything more than you were going to Los Angeles to see a new doctor.”“You have been my lover on a couple of occasions, so I. “Just wondered if everything was okay,” she asked him. “Y... yes,” he told her. “Ian is taking a duvet day apparently.” “Hmmm that figures,” she told him. “Leslie, in dispatch, is on holiday this week.” “Leslie?” “Didn’t you know?” “Know what?” Sioned giggled, “He’s been dispatching her for months.” Harry laughed. He hadn’t realised that his dispatch manager was having a fling with one of his staff. He didn’t know her all that well but he knew that Ian was married. He felt relieved about. The door opened and a nurse came running in. ‘It’s OK Grace, shh, calm down,’ she was saying as she stroked Grace’s head, ‘I’ll get your parents.’ A few minutes later her Mum and Dad appeared at the door, they rushed over to her and cried. They started cuddling her and Grace was suddenly aware of how small she felt. It felt like forever before they let her go.‘What happened?’ Grace quietly asked. Mum sat next to her and Dad sat on the end of the bed. Grace noticed he was sitting where her legs. The water on the planet was all ‘potable’. One of the ‘features’ of all the portals was identifying the dangerous or treacherous features of every world that came into its view. Since I’d seen the movie, ‘Andromeda Strain’, I was concerned about possibly encountering bacteria or viruses that we might inadvertently either ingest or bring back with us. Ibera assured me the portal would neutralize any ‘things’ we might either bring with us or take back with us that could harm either world.I had an.