There was a look in her eyes. Anticipation. ‘Wow,’ I said before thinking. It took me a couple of moments to find my voice to say anything else. �...�You look fantastic. . . . I feel underdressed now.’ I got up and went into my bedroom and found a jacket and tie to match my shirt. ‘Where are we going?’ she asked when I returned. ‘Savannah’s,’ I replied. ‘We have a reservation in about an hour, so we’d better get moving.’ It had been a while since I had gone out on a real date and I nearly forgot. It's more than not paying attention, actually. It's like they're not even there. I shove them out of my universe. Or maybe I move into another one."OK. With both of those activities, Coach is the guy in charge. He knows I know what to do and he leaves me alone. The only time he didn't was that day I lost a couple of events when you left town when your aunt died. If I need anything, he's right there. But he gives me the information and then lets me use it however I see fit." I don't tell you how. Use whatever force you need."I must have blacked out because I don't remember getting to Medical. The lid of the med tube was open and I saw the ceiling blot out as the lid closed. I was plunged into a limbo between waking and dreamless sleep. It occurred to me that Lilith had used me to bait a trap for the good colonel."Ramses," I addressed one of the AI installed on the ship, "I need a background check on Colonel Dorman, currently liaison officer between this ship and Central Command."After. NOW, are we clear? Dismissed." Jared said as he got up and held the door open for each of them to file out, shaking their hands as they left.Up until the first actual pre-game practice on the 13th there would be no deep study of Florida International. Jared believed there was such a thing as over preparation and he wanted to avoid it. The workouts would be mostly staying in game shape and as weather permitted, light scrimmages and drills. These would aim at keeping the team loose and ready to.