Hope, I'll try my best."Hope gave her a hug, took Rachel's hand and led her to the waitinggroup.Nanny and the others sat in chairs Jule's newly hired ...elp had set upfor them and more sherry and white wine was passed around. The gardenerhad already prepped the gardens earlier at Kim's direction.Niles just shook his head in wonder as a smiling Rachel came gliding upto him. First Niles took a few posed shots and then they did awalkthrough of what he wanted her to do in the gardens. Then, the. I knew that the trading rights granted to me as the D-Hopper that registered Earth with the Multiverse, would permit me to trade on Earth for a minimum of three years without having to pay the import/export taxes, which I as the Ambassador would impose on trade. The three-year minimum for my trading rights was actually in effect until I, as the Ambassador, declared Earth open for trade. The longer I delayed allowing other traders to trade on Earth, the longer my unrestricted trading rights. About that time Beth came up behind me, put one hand on my shoulder, rested her cheek on the hand and said “hi”. He stared at her, a slow smile of understanding crept across his face as he said to me, “Sorry to have bothered you, I’ll leave you and your girlfriend alone.” I didn’t bother to tell him she was my sister as he turned to leave. Beth and I went back to our beers. The first bottles were empty so I got two more and set them on the table. Before I opened them I asked my sister if she. ” Sue smiled confidently and led us into a fabric store. Barry teased, “How about we play a trivia game for your buttons? You guess wrong and I get to open one button or fastener. You then must keep going until you get one right. Then you can ask me questions�same rules.” She gave him a scornful look. “Com’on. It’s my birthday.”“Your birthday is not until next week, 7/14! “ He pouted; she pretended to protest for a moment then grinned her agreement. They ignored me as the third wheel. She.