I know, every guy in the world would have jumped at the chance. The problem was that all my old girlfriends were in other parts of the world. Or else ...e weren't on friendly terms.So Lena began to list possible candidates from the women we or she knew. I was unfamiliar with most of them but the two or three I did know definitely interested me. We settled on one of them and she was amenable. Well, amenable is too soft a word. She was eager, since she had a crush on Lena anyway.When the night. I signed up for Spanish like I promised myself I would. I was pleasantly surprised that Michelle Hoffman was in the class also.The first time Amanda joined Caroline and I for lunch was a hoot. I had a woman I was attuned to sitting on either side of me. It was obvious to me that Amanda was very interested in Caroline. After I introduced them Amanda casually asked if we were going together. Caroline looked at me and I shrugged. I didn't mind being open around Amanda, I trusted her already."No we. ”I smiled, “time is money.”The ship was still intact. Almost full fuel cells, full water tanks, loaded ammo magazines, the kitchen only had rations but after this first run that would change. I called for everyone to come to the bridge. I went over our course and cargo and the danger and ... ten hours of constant work and we were loaded and had a schedule and were moving out of the system.It had cost everything I had to get the cargo bond so if this cargo did not pay we were finished before we. We can take them to the museum, or wherever and entertain them for a day, and they'll fly back to the Orient and we'll get you started as a manufacturing magnate."His smooth speech and confident attitude calmed her, to some degree. It would have been fine except in his enthusiasm to cheer her up, he kneed up onto the bed and bounced over her, straddling her body for a few seconds while she drew up her knees and flinched automatically. Then he was on the other side of her and his hand flashed.