She was right, I did accept the admiral’s offer, they were always short Scouts for fringe worlds. The station I was heading for was located in anoth...r quadrant and would take a few weeks. This time I was traveling on a civilian transport ship.The first few days were spent setting a routine. The one thing I had not wanted to do was surrender my weapons but on a civilian ship that was not an option. There were a few smart mouthed fleet officers and arrogant business men but I stayed away from. Whatever Marvin thought the evening was going to go like, in her mind, Susie was already moving the goalposts.It didn’t take the three of them long to start flirting, laughing and throwing around all the necessary innuendoes. She had to admit, Marvin and her were getting along swell. But then again she also liked James and he was not holding back with his compliments about her, either.Suddenly James stood up, “Right, well I must be going,” he announced.Susie looked straight at Marvin, “Does he. When my own prejudices run smack into an irrational wall I fight to adopt the rational view, even if I have to admit I was wrong.A few nights later, after I wrestled with the angel, I asked Teri. "Okay, I read all the stuff. Do you really think Molly is going to buy into this? She wasn't raised a hillbilly," I said."Don't insult your own family," she said with a smile. "Actually, dear. I have been talking with her for some time. She started asking questions when her body blossomed. That led. For some reason, perhaps not unconnected with a secret visit to the doctor, there was no brother or sister for Nicola in the first few years. After that the few physical attractions Gwennie had had to offer were lost in a mountain of fat induced by regular large doses of fish and chips, or the Cardiff speciality, curry with half-and-half (half rice, half chips). Sex was a rare activity in the household and nobody really missed it; Gwennie because she was too fat to enjoy it, and Nathan because.