”“What’s wrong, Vert?”“I’m not sure, Relpt. I’ve got this premonition that things aren’t going to go the way everyone is expecting the... to go.”“What do you mean?”“Well everyone seems to be split between two camps. One camp thinks we are going to contact the First Offspring and bring her back aboard with no problems. The other camp thinks we are going to have to fight the locals to get to her, and then fight our way clear to get back to the ship.“At least the information we gathered makes it. "I need to run," Mom interrupted our fun. "I'm supposed to be meetingJudy, but now I'm going to be late. Will you be okay with Heather?" You're leaving her with me?" I panicked! I'd never been a babysitterbefore! Neither had Emily! I didn't know how to take care of a baby!"Tracy got called into work and Mark is out of town," Mom said. Mark wasTracy's husband. He was a pharmaceutical rep and was in Chicago for someconference, if I remembered correctly. "She thought you would be a. We both drank a lot. Toward the end of the meal, she sat back, raised an eyebrow and said, "They only have one room, in the back." I plan to sleep in the barn, the stable," I told her. "I got strict orders from your cousin."She smiled at me. "Did you?" she said. She had a fine, seldom-used smile and good teeth. Her silky jacket had lost its buttons so I could see her lacy shirt, stretched tight between her upright nipples and frilled down the deep-trenched middle. She did not seem to be wearing. "What? I am hungry forChrist sakes' "He begins eating. Cindy gets up "Joe would you likeanother piece?"Joe nods his head. Cindy pats his cheek. "I will be right back," and sheyells at Erik. "Don't let her fall she is still dizzy."Erik just nods his head as he continues to eat. Joe leans over to Erikwhispering into his ear. "Why is Cindy calling me she I know I lost thebet. But I think she is going a little too far."Erik swallows his last bite of pizza. "Well from we're I am sitting youlook like.