”I looked at them. They were now silent and staring at me with expectant looks on their pretty little year old faces. “Sandy, Jane,” I calmly sa...d, looking sincerely at each of them. “Relax. First, I don’t even live here. But really, I do understand. It isn’t the same for you guys as it is for me. Girls get the short end of the stick. But, you guys have to remember that I’m not experienced either. You guys are doing me a huge favor and I know it. I love you all for it. Guys have a lot of things. ” We kiss again and then we head back to the living room.We sit on the couch, me on Mr.Jacobsen’s lap. The dog I saw earlier trots over to us begging for attention. I give the dog some scratches behind it’s ears and some butt pats as it walks away while Caleb drinks his beer.“Are you not wearing panties anymore?” Mr. Jacobsen whispers in my ear. His deep voice and got breath gives me shivers.“I left them for Mark to find later. I feel like he’ll appreciate them.”“What’s going on with you. Two ... one ... NOW. Jay, we are totally ballistic at .81 light. At this speed, small changes to the thrusters please.'Jay: 'Yes, Merlin. I know. I won't change anything until we get a better fix on how many ships are out there and exactly where they are.'Merlin: 'Jay, I know you know. It's just... 'Jay: 'We're all a little nervous.'We ghosted along at .81 of light speed, that's "only" 243 thousand meters per second. That sounds very fast, and it IS very fast. But it would still take us over. Weston handed me $500 to use for expenses until I returned home, hopefully with my mother. Bud saw the two men out after I had thanked them. He helped me to my bedroom to pack a small case of stuff I would need if I stayed at the hospital with Mom. I also packed a small case for her and changed my clothes for the trip to the hospital. During that time, But went home to change his clothes to something more appropriate for being seen in public.He was back at my house by the time I was ready, so.