What if she was trying to coax me in? What about the possibility that she was trying to seduce me instead of vice versa?Thinking these lecherous and p...rverted thoughts, while sipping cold gin, I fell asleep in the sun. When I woke up it took a few minutes to realize where I was. Then I stood up and walked around the side of my house to ponder over Sandy.It was then that I saw one of their lights on upstairs. I could detect movement in the lights and shadow and realized I was seeing into Sandy’s. USO volunteers made the best coffee in the world.He’d had to take a break because listening to the agonizing drivel as the lawyers danced and sparred in the courtroom was enough to make a sane man convinced the entire world was crazy. The latest thing had been going on all morning. It concerned the sworn statement of somebody named Clayton Kolde, which somehow had to do with the probable cause for arresting the man on trial. The defense wanted the statement suppressed, meaning thrown out, and. I headed out into the crisp morning air, closing the door quietly as I left. The critters were waiting expectantly, and responded timidly to my gentle overtures. Once the animals were fed, I drew some fresh water for both the animals and the empty plastic bottles from the nearby stream. On the way back to the trailer, I pulled the wires I had strung yesterday and rolled them up neatly. Once back inside the trailer, I saw my alien companion sitting naked on the bed with her knees drawn under. I got a bunch of slaps to celebrate the two runs we brought in. We were still down but only by one run now.For the first time Tim didn’t pitch the second innings, he had talked to Coach, so they just went to the next pitcher in the rotation.I quirked an eye at him as he sat back down on the bench, “Got a twinge in my elbow, don’t want to risk making it worse by doing another inning.” I gave him a nod of understanding as I grabbed my mitt and headed out onto the field.Harry managed to stop the.