It was time enough for the woman to make her move. The Wizard, angered at having fallen victim to such a simple trick, thought, ?I would damn her. But...that would be redundant.??Hello, Jeff!? she said in a sultry voice. ?I?m so glad you?re here!?Jeff looked from side to side, then back at the woman. He reached for his glasses, which were sliding down the bridge of his nose, and pushed them upward. ?Are?are you talking to me???Silly boy!? she laughed. ?Do you see any other Jeffs around?? She. Everything registered normally on diagnostics, and his physical check of theequipment came up clear as well.Joshua peered into the monitor as if the answers might be there. But therewas nothing in the room that he hadn't put there by hand."Who the hell is he talking to?" Joshua asked himself, hand hovering over the'abort' key on the master console.* * *"I don't want that kind of responsibility," Gray complained, trying to forcethe smiling image of the woman out of his mind. "Life and death. The party had spilled out into the reception area and groups of three and four people stood about, sipping from cocktail glasses. When they reached the foot of the staircase, they bumped into Mr Watson on his way down. His joy at seeing them was great and he threw his arms out, taking Brian into another uncomfortable bear hug. "Brian," he bellowed, "Are you enjoying yourself? Was the meal to your liking? Is there anything I can do for you?" His hospitality was overwhelming. "It's a lovely. At first gently, shyly. Then harder, with much more need and hunger. We groped at each other for a few seconds and fell to our knees still kissing. "Ouch!" We cried out in unison. We had hit the tile floor around the drinking fountain hard at the same time. We both slumped over and began holding and rubbing our knees. At the same time we started to laugh together. It was mostly a nervous laughter, but there was some mirth mixed with it as well. "So," I started hesitantly with a grin. "How.