"Honestly, Bran, I have never met Sherry. At least I don't think I have," was all I could say. "She doesn't go to my school, well, my former school ... guess I should say. She and Karen have known each other for years and are best friends."I stopped the car and leaned over and kissed Brandon. "That's to hold you till we get home," I said with a big smile. He smiled back, but I could tell he was a bit apprehensive about what was going to happen the rest of the evening. He opened his door as. Why? I wondered and he just shrugged. Never asked, never said. Only time it ever happened.So we sat around and worried, night after night. Far as any of us knew, the leather clowns had been coming forever. Never talked much. Hell, we didn’t even know their names or where they came from. Just accepted it, you know, and gave them our own names. Like Red, because he dressed all in red leather. Black dressed in black. White in white. Mustache had a mustache and Daddy? Well, he just looked like a. Bortin's idea to the Lords. After about an hour Lord Chultan stood and asked Lt. Bortin to explain his idea.The Lt. stood and said, "My Lords and guests I was privileged to sit with my Captain at the discussions concerning the planet 8751-A (discovering ship and order found) known to Earth as Epsilon Eridani 4. After listening to the discussions for more than two weeks I was suddenly struck by the thought that if we mixed the crews and commands that that would be the best way to insure the. He has an assistant to open the library early and deal with the professors' needs or note what she can't help them with. He's often there early too though. It's where he likes to be, which is fine. But even if he's here, you can call. I won't flaunt it, but I won't hide. So why are you calling?"I told her the situation. The situation excited her. "I can't leave until five, especially since I left early today for some reason," she said. We talked logistics. "I'll follow you in my car. I can't.