When Tess never made it back to her home base, and nor did any of the high rollers that I could identify from my investigations, I decided to check it...out on my own time. The kids love the rare space trip, but I left them with my sister-in-law, their Aunt Sallie and Uncle Doug who had a fruit farm on Amos Delta.It took me a week and fifteen jumps to reach Vague Stars’ orbit. I took the shuttle down to the state capital.Uncle Wat was expecting me at his office. Yeah, my late mother’s brother. Joe didn’t just inherit the union from his father. We were still young. He threw his support behind one of the other bosses and showed why his father had depended on him so much. He was a calming influence when tempers started to rage. My role was mostly just to stand in the shadows and watch. That seemed to have a calming influence as well.By the time Samantha was a year old, my reserve duty had ended. I was glad. I’d seen increasing corruption in the government and that always crept down. “Anything?” I asked, giving her a sideways glance. My gaze lingered on her just long enough to see a smile curl her lips.“Anything,” she assured. I wasn’t sure what that meant until her fingers slipped around my right wrist and gently coaxed my hand away from the steering wheel. Adjusting my grip to steer the vehicle with my left hand, I let her guide my right one all the way to…“Oh god!” I gasped as my fingers made contact with something hot and wet. Struggling to keep the car from careening. But then, she really surprised me. She said, "I’ve never really enjoyed myself with a guy though," she paused here, "Britney, can I trust you?" I was a little nervous, a little excited, but I assured her that she could tell me anything. "Britney, I sometimes wonder what it would be like to, you know, be with a woman." I was floored. I’ll admit it, I’m sheltered. Until this last year, I’ve had someone watching me every moment of my life. I was like, "Oh, uh, that’s okay melissa." And here’s.