’ I sniffed back tears as I answered here. ‘What’s wrong Justine? Do I need to come over there?’ She asked nervously. ‘No Mama, I’ll be al...ight. It’s just that … um, Mama, someone proposed to me tonight.’ I mumbled hoping she did not catch what I had said. ‘Proposed! What? Like marriage? Who Justine? You never said you were even dating! And why are you sitting there crying? Is he there with you now?’ ‘Um, yes Mama, like marriage. I’m not dating, he’s someone I have known for a while, years. He. I was personally of the opinion that the rumors and the outright sexiness of the lady kept the guys from trying. They figured that they had no chance at something that hot so they didn't try for fear of being shot down and then being made fun of by the other guys.I started spending my time sitting at the bar instead of at the table with the other guys. After a couple of nights Karen brought up the subject. As she set a beer down in front of me she said:"You do something to piss off the guys at. For the month of December, under each plate a silvery wreath provided a touch of Christmas cheer. Quickly Vickie made her way down the corridor until she found the pod she was looking for.The AI announced her presence to the occupants – she didn't even have to knock or press the doorbell before the hatch opened and a breathless young girl of about four or five raced to meet her. The youngster wore an adult size T-shirt emblazoned with, "Daddy's T-Shirt", probably her usual sleeping attire.. I plug this data into the fire-control computers and he is right on the money, they are moving just 100Km ahead of where we fire. I pass this on to the Admiral and he in turn to the fleet, us your guns in pairs; the first one fire and the second aim 100Km ahead of that ship and fire with a 1sec delay. It works; suddenly the hit rate is back up and huge holes are opening in their groups.Finally the Admiral calls for Kirov, Liberty, Washington and Enterprise to move to within 1000Km of each.