The devil worship theory was a new one to Klaatu so far. Still he knew he wanted to meet Maya even if she didn't have a drop of Martian blood in her. ...e'd have to ask his father if he knew of any other Martian descendants on Earth. Klaatu asked where this town could be found and then told Jacob's mother she would always feel more relaxed when meeting strangers. Jacob wanted Klaatu to turn his mother into an obedient slave to her son but the half Martian politely refused and wished them well.. I could pay for and apply for a name change, and apply to have my birth certificate changed. What are the odds of me doing that without anyone finding out?While I was trying to decide what to do, Bill took me off on a great vacation week. I didn’t have any vacation accumulated, but he got the company to give me some anyhow. When you’re a senior VP, you have pull, and Bill was and he did. We took a company jet and flew to a Florida vacation resort. I was concerned about flying since that would. Vandiver told me it was simply the best stories about him he had ever read.Then he surprised the heck out of me:“How are you coming on your novel?” he asked, completely out of the blue.“How did you know I was writing a novel?” I answered.Vandiver said he had started in the newspaper business and knew that “inside every journalist is a novelist struggling to get published.”He explained that nearly every week, he would get two or three manuscripts from people, asking him to “just look at my. I called Belinda. “Don’t come into the complex until I call. The van is back.”“Okay, Steve. I love you. Call me. I will be worried.”I called Morris who was on his way home from work. “Morris, I don’t know who they might be after so watch yourself. They know your car. Belinda won’t come until I tell her it’s okay. If you’re coming in, be prepared. I’m going to call John. If he’s home, he can back me up.”“Okay, Steve. Go.”I called John. “John, the people that had come after Belinda may be back..