The noise was such that we couldn't hold comfortable conversations for long. As the night crawled along, I caught the pilot looking at us. The dancing...had restarted after a short speech by the captain, who extolled the virtue of the crew and the Empire. I murmured an excuse to visit the refresher, the alcohol was pressing on my bladder. Merritt thought it a fine idea and grabbed a set of girlfriends and marched away, too.After the mandatory, mindless discussions, a moment alone in the refresher. And now ... here he was having dinner with her, and some other blonde."So now what?" Bobby asked anxiously, seeing that Becky was irritated, worried that she might actually go in there and make a scene."We wait," she said simply."But they could be in there for over an hour!" Bobby complained. The last thing he wanted to do was waste an entire evening sitting out in the parking lot with Becky in the mood she was now in."We wait until they come out, and then we follow them," she told him in a no. " You can come with us if you'd like. Sam and Cassie will look after you until you decide what you want to do." ... Okay... Can I take my clothes?" You sure can," Sam said. "Pack up anything that's yours and we'll get out of here." You can't do that," the landlord said. "This girl owes me money. She can't leave until she pays me." What does she owe you money for and how much?" Andy asked him."She owes me ten dollars for food." Is that right, Miss?" I don't know, sir. I've lived and worked here. " Mmmm. But first I think we need to have a little fun," the elf saidteasingly.***Orina felt herself swimming upwards through inky depths, struggling toregain consciousness. Her whole body felt sluggish and exhausted, butshe knew that there was a very good reason for her to wake up. Sheblinked her sweat-encrusted eyes open, and for a few moments she sawabsolutely nothing except darkness. Then her vision slowly cleared, andshe could see the soft surface of a rug and the lower legs of a largebed.