How could she have such strong feelings for two men at once? And to think she had been so judgmental of Kaija when she was in the same situation... Sh... had to get this resolved, and fast. How was it possible that an uptight Catholic girl could feel so much in so little time?"Hey, roomie!" a voice called from behind her. Kaija, cradling an armful of books, rounded the bench and sat down next to Ally. "What are you doing here this time of day? I thought you had psych class now."Ally turned to. "I thought for a bit. He may just be under-informed. "You need to be informed of the ramifications of how the star drive works."He settled back in his chair. "I was never told anything about this ship before I was given command. I'll have to rely on you two to tell me what I need to know before I get in trouble."I nodded. "Good. First and most importantly, the drive fields require two hours to come up and two hours to bring down. That's a bare minimum and it's done under computer control. Each. At the entrance to the hospital there was a shop that was run by the hospital volunteers, and usually there would be two ladies manning the counter. I would buy a daily paper from them and have a chat. One of the ladies was called Pam, and I guessed her age to be around late fifties to early sixties. She looked good for her age and looked after herself and took pride in her appearance. She stood about 5'4'' slim with long brown hair that she always wore up, she wore very smart clothes and high. I stopped and thought. Do I really want to go back there? To the still nameless man who wanked off over me this morning? I realised I did. I wanted to show him the outfit he’d given me, and gauge his reaction. This time, when the buzzer sounded as I opened the door, I was ready for it. I looked over at the counter and there he was. He had just glanced up from a magazine, when he did a double take. I smiled and walked over to him. He gulped, then started, “Hello.” “Hi.” He looked me up and down,.