He was gunned down trying to arrest a bank robber when I was a kid. I always wanted to be like him, and after I graduated from Rutgers, I joined the S...ate Police. I've been on the force two years now. I'm not too sure how long that's gonna last, though," she said sadly. "That fuck." I guessed she was talking about the crooked cop she said they'd run across."Umm, would you like a sandwich?" I said."Yeah, sure, thanks," she said. "And uh, thanks for cleaning me up... it WAS you who did it, right?. No more. But please be careful and smart. Those clowns were, and may still be, an astoundingly paranoid bunch." Amy here. Your shields have a built-in tech detector. You will hear a beep if you approach anything not made of unadulterated dirt or natural plant matter. Microbes will be destroyed." Thank you, ladies. That was quite considerate. Alien plagues cannot end well." You are welcome. We do what we can," Phoebe actually giggled, "to the Aurorans." See you in a few seconds." He entered the. "John sat and surprised me by taking my hand but not shaking it. He justheld it, gently, like it was precious."Hello Olivia," he replied, looking into my eyes. "I?m John."He was handsome, trim, with thick brown hair and grey eyes. Cleanshaven with a lop-sided smile but manly, not boyish. His face was thekindest face I?d ever seen, and he looked at me like he?d known me allhis life. I knew then that Sarah had set me up. God bless her.We talked animatedly over dinner -- an excellent three courses. "You know how much I love chocolate... sir." she told him. "The cream makes it all come together." she giggled like a school girl.Dad looked at me, and I think he saw that I had picked up on the inuendo, but we both said nothing. He just smiled back at mom."You already know that Jennie makes the BEST cream pie, don't you Malcolm?" dad replied.I didn't know if he was doing that on purpose or not, but most likely he did. Was he putting on a show?We watched some TV together after dinner. We.