“Where are you from?”Iris laughed again. “Out there.”“OK. Yeah.” Kagan laughed. “It caused quite a stir when you showed up halfway betwe...n here and the moon and picked the West Coast to land. People are a bit on the edgy side.”“I noticed,” Iris said sourly. “What’s that complex below?”“San Francisco General Hospital. If Kellie needs assistance, you couldn’t have picked a better place.” His tone sobered. “My guess is you had the ability to retaliate when the pilot fired his missile.”Iris replied. "How did youknow?" A mother has her ways," Ronnie answered with a smile.Tommi nodded slowly, acknowledging Ronnie's guess. "Yeah, we datedonce. It was ... a one-night stand. At least, it was supposed to be." But?"Tommi shook her head as she stared at the foot of the bed. "I ...really like Erica. She's sweet, she's fun. She's passionate." Have you dated her more than that once?" Ronnie's question flooredTommi."No. I was ... scared ... of what happened. And I didn't know what youand Dad. This showed off his big powerful arms and huge hands. He was wearing a small round hat, sequined in gold and silver and red, The hat had no peak and just sat tight on his almost shaved head. His big face had a negro flat but wide nose, brilliant row of big white teeth, big white eyes that beamed out in the dark hallway.Mick was a bit shocked he said! The guy said , 'Hey hallo man Black King Cabs for the little hunney?'Mick was confused, perhaps the wrong house, he thought?'A cab for number__,. He took you to see Hamlet?" Yes." What a nerd." Well, yes. But so what? It's my favorite Shakespeare." So what's with this ice cube thing?" I asked."Oh, no. It's not my place to tell you. If you ever manage to convince him to see you again, and what is this, your third strike, maybe you'll find out."What's with you anyway? Why do you keep acting this way with him? If you don't want to see him, just don't see him. Don't torment the guy."What do I tell her? Am I acting this way? If so, why?"I.