I lifted her off the swing and we proceeded to walk to the tennis courts. As we got to the courts again there was nobody around. A slight breeze ruffl...d the canvas tarps that were tied to the fence to break the wind, but otherwise all was silent. As Joyce bent over to put down the cooler with the food and take out her racket, a sudden burst of adrenaline shot through my body, like a convict hurdling over the prison wall. The sight of Joyce bending over incited me like fresh blood to a shark. I. " there were tears in their eyes as the screens went blankand they began vectoring for the Black Hole."Pearl, send copies of the last seven hours to Fleet. And send a copy tothe Sword. They need to know not to get too close. And include theJumplight's Logs."Then Larissa turned to her Engineers. "As soon as we start to feel thePull I want the Gravity Generators running on all ships. We're going togo straight through."They were going to follow the Jumplight's course through the hole inhopes they. "I turned to face Jill with an incredulous look on my face."What?" she asked. "You don't think I was always a caddy, do you? I was a psychologist before Amelie and I met. I specialized in abuse cases."I asked why she wasn't upstairs talking with Sophie."It's not that simple," she said. "If I talk professionally with Sophie, we'd be unable to continue any other sort of relationship — even a marginal friendship. I wouldn't feel comfortable being a friend to you if you had sought me out for. She stood up and told the boys they'd have to go as she needed her sleep, but would they like to come back for dinner tomorrow? Make it a little earlier, say 4:30? She never saw three young men agree so fast in her life!As they stood up with their bodies contorted somewhat in a vain attempt to hide their erections, Bob's was very embarrassing for him, pointing straight out a good 6 inches. She again as at the pool gave it a good short stare, this time when she made eye contact afterwards both.