' She was on a call with her long-time boyfriend and only pre-SLT lover, Jeff. He was calling from Burlington where he attended the University of Verm...nt."Sarah, what were you thinking? That I'd be okay with your suddenly going wild and crazy? Who are these people? How could you be seduced by this lunacy?" Jeff sounded beside himself with emotion."Jeff," she sighed, "it's not lunacy. It's ... it's ... I don't know how to explain it, except to say that it's just something that I felt I HAD to. " My home is your home. I didn't have to think long before I OK thanking her for her kindness. A month goes by and she tells me her daughter will come home from spending the summer with friends a few hours drive away. She hadn't told me very much about her daughter, just that she had brown hair and was 2 inches taller than she was, 5' 8" and she's 16 years old. When she showed me a picture of her that was 5 months old it sent my heart racing. She was absolutely gorgeous, beautiful brown skin,. Her smile was a little nervous until I grinned back and held out my hand, at which point it lit up the room until we stepped onto the transporter pad and left it.There was a flurry of activity on arrival -- we went straight to Medical and got tubed, Rachel first. The tech was surprised when he displayed Rachel in 3-D and I said, "No visible changes. Scars or broken bones or whatever, but I like her as she is. I want her senses sharpened a bit and her reaction time reduced as much as makes. Murphy’s Law was in full effect. Enough money can produce just about any outcome. The guys had been outed by some big brass ass in DC. Escobar had photos and Intel outing them as Special Forces conducting surveillance on him. My first clue was watching Don get clubbed over the head with a steel pipe then being dragged downstairs to the basement. When I saw Ben being carried by two men following behind a guy dragging Don and gave myself away. They did not know I was with them until I ran to Ben.