.. ," She trailed off and shivered."The AI, it informed me of a request for volunteers by the colony we are heading toward to man a Mercury-class assa...lt frigate baby-sitting the colony, safe and quiet." She paused and then added, "Je pense ... I think, I'm done with Earth, est-ce que tu comprends?"He did not completely understand exactly what she had said, but got the gist of it. She was leaving Earth and probably never returning. Frankly, he could not blame her. Despite what the AI had said,. Mary came in a few minutes later with a tray and all the makings for a cuppa, she grinned as she put the tray down on the coffee table, deftly she poured us both a cup then sat down on the couch opposite me. I smiled at the sight of her short dress riding up to reveal more of her long, slender legs then brought my attention back to the present."Where's George?" I asked curiously."Gone." She replied simply."Gone as in away on business or gone as in never coming back?" I asked leaning forward."As. You need to watch out for him…. He is the mean one.”, she stated. “I’ll be fine…. I’m not worried.”, I replied. “So have you two slept together lately?”, Jennifer asked. “Oh…Um, well I “, I started before she cut me off. “Well to answer your question…. No, we haven’t.”, I replied. “Hmmmm…... I guess we need to have a long talk.”, Jennifer sighed. “It’s ok really……... If she feels that she will be uncomfortable with me maybe it’s better we just let it be.”, I suggested. She shrugged her. M. she delivered a beautiful, healthy baby girl.Life was good.David stayed the night at the hospital and he returned to the ranch the next morning to attend to Ellen.The previous day's attitude continued, so David drop kicked the two-day-old cold burger in her direction, scattering the contents, and ground the cold French fries into the floor with his boot. David noted with delight that her drinking water was almost gone and that the sewage bucket was getting very, very rank.David spent most of.