The doctor asked about the ways Nicholas used to show affection for her when they were still ‘courting,’ as he put it, and he encouraged him to go...back to some of their old routines. Grace was surprised the first morning that he got up with her to walk her to rowing practice. ‘It’s okay Kolya,’ she whispered. ‘You can stay here with Mai, I’m used to walking on my own now.’ He moved around the kitchen quietly so as not to wake Mai while he made her thermos of tea. ‘We’ll come with you Gracie,. They did, and it was Mara Bates of all people! She had assumed that Alex would be suspicious, and had arranged for someone who looked to be a spy to be aboard, to take any suspicion off of her.Another surprise, was who she worked for. Not the TF or the PU, or even the League of Planets. No, she worked for the Balthor Consortium. It was a huge interstellar shipping and banking company, and they were everywhere.Alexander had told his AI to download the star charts and math systems used by the. “Your belongings will be inside your dormitory, which will be further discussed during class with your homeroom instructor.”As the two continued, there were casual conversations across the vast lawn and courtyard, with wooden benches and circular-shaped tables lined parallel to the main entrance. Most were already occupied with students who arrived earlier.“I heard there’s a convenience store on campus!” Amae exclaimed in excitement. “I can’t wait to try all the bentos there.”“Make sure you. Thank you.”Dana and Rachel flashed excited grins at each other.Rachel crawled across the bed and lifted Sakura’s chin so that they made eye contact. “You’re our guest, we couldn’t possibly take advantage of you like that...”Trailing her finger across Sakura’s toned bicep, Dana purred, “Besides, you kicked that shitweasel’s ass ... we should be the ones thanking you!”Sakura’s full lips turned up into a warm smile. “What did you have in mind then?”Rachel started unbuttoning the Asian girl’s.