"A nice bit of deduction, I thought. And almost true. Dick wasn't_with_ another girl, he _was_ another girl. "Maybe something badhappened to him." ...f something happened to him, then it had better be something reallyserious," she declared. "And if it didn't require hospitalization, he'dbetter make a reservation in the emergency room," she fumed. "Damn himanyway. You and I both know how infuriating Dick can be at times. Andhe makes me mad enough to shit bricks sometimes." She paused for. "Christina I have been working for you for 6 months and I have something to ask you "Christina would you like to go out on a movie date with me on Friday night"?At First Christina was not entirely sure what to say. Her first thought was to say no after she was Adam's boss and it would not be right for her to date one of the Cowboy's that worked for her.But on the other hand Adam was a very good man and he was a good worker he was polite and well-mannered and she had not dated since her. ‘You just look silly sitting there like that.’ ‘What are you going to do?’ Her voice broke, she was still sobbing, like that would fix things or something? ‘I am leaving, I will get a room.’ I said flatly. It struck me as odd but I wasn’t angry, I had no emotion at all. Some things I could forgive, perhaps even a transgression like this. Lord knows it had popped into my mind from time to time when I noticed an attractive female. Yes, I knew myself well enough to know I could perhaps be less. On the ship, with both casualties now safe in medtubes, Greta and Arlene let their faces show their tension and responsibility. Beatrice looked warmly at them and said, "I don't know if I'm going to do this as your commander, mother, lover, or friend. Well, it isn't in the line of command. Greta, you acted decisively and perfectly to something, frankly, that I was surprised you could do at your age. One last comment as commander: I'm recommending you for a combat medal. I cannot imagine that.