Jeremy and Matthew sent text only files to Justine and Monique talking about some vague adventures that would be cleared up later. The other members o... the original crew were doing the same.The information about the various races found during the long return trip were distributed among the various ships. They were then given a much more detailed account of Earth, Humans and the Alliance. Information about the Emperor and his family was studied in detail including some of his current work on the. Again I went to sleep with a smile on my face.The next morning I went down for breakfast as my wife was pouring herself a cup of coffee. Initially I said nothing to her, but after she repeated her questions from last night I decided to answer them and continue with step three. Explaining that the bitch set me up for something I didn't do and the higher ups believed her instead of me.My wife started to realized that I have been under considerable stress for a long time and her use of the super. Thea held my hand all the way to Atlanta. We exchanged phone numbers and I promised to call her when I arrived in Colorado. I was blown away five months later when I walked into Honors Lit and saw Thea sitting at the teacher's desk. But I'm getting ahead of myself, more about that later.I had a two-hour layover in Atlanta then flew on to Colorado Springs. The plane touched down in the high desert plains at twelve-thirty local, right on time. I exited the airplane with my backpack and followed. That's 'Cleopatra's Barge' as my husband called it. What did you think of it?" I thought it was great. I'm restoring a '53 Studebaker myself. I wasn't born when those two cars were new. They are so distinctive looking though. Nothing like them any more. Like this house, they deserve to be preserved."Georgette served dinner, a lasagna she'd prepared earlier and reheated, along with a tossed salad and some cheese bread. It was a good choice because nothing was left by the end of the meal."That.