Seth and Andy made loud snapping noises as their heads rotated so rapidly on their necks to watch the sexy topless woman. Cricket said, “In Florida,...I rarely wear a bathing suit top. I hope you don’t mind.”“Mind? MIND? Hell, no,” Andy declared. The two women were laughing. They quickly doffed their bras to everyone’s delight. There was a hum from the men in appreciation for all the spectacular boob flesh on display.Dave came up, “You know we are on camera from the front desk. We might want to. I had to admit to some curiosity, and accepted without thinking about it too much.Dave was ten years older than me. I knew this quite accurately, because it happened that our birthdays matched. It's tough to have a party on the radio, but we tried as hard as we could to catch up with each other on the day.I guess that's all we had in common though. Margaret had trapped Dave years back, and he'd gone along with the plan, and married her. They already had a little girl the first time Dave talked. That's point two G. They're trying to break orbit."Lovington broke free of his chair and floated back over to Pebley to look over his shoulder once again. Warren called up the display on his own screen. Both stared intently, seeing the white flare before their eyes but still not believing it."Son of a bitch," Warren said quietly. "They got the fusion engines lit. They must have a crew aboard that they're forcing to work for them." No question," Lovington agreed. "But where the hell are they. ‘Check on my cat.’ Lauren said decisively. He handed the bottle back to her. ‘What about you?’ ‘I haven’t decided. I haven’t got a cat, dog, fish, bird, or girlfriend… Just me to look out for.’ ‘I can’t live like that. I need to know someone would be upset if I never returned… even if it’s just because the food dish wasn’t refilled.’ Lauren said, after a second of thought. Matthew squeezed her shoulder again, gently. ‘I’ve never lived with anyone since I moved away from my parents, and I.