He said he could return later if there were busy, however Colleen asked him to be seated. She asked him if they could make a proposal before he went a...y farther. Colleen then said there was a recent opening in the NUSF, and they understood why he had not joined the force. There was an opening that would require the individual to remain on Leti with very minimal off planet travel, however the responsibilities were great, and some of the decisions might put troopers in harms way.Shamus said that. "Do you have more of these ... in the back of your drawer, like you said?" Well, yeah Sweetheart. Why, don't you like that one anymore?" It's not that, Mom ... it's just ... ohhhh..." What, Taylor? Just tell me what you're thinking." Um ... I'm sorry, but ... oh! Would you do it with me?"Taylor's mother was so surprised that she actually sucked in a little gasp."Wha ... what? Taylor Honey, are you serious?" Yeah, Mom. Would you?" But why, Honey? Why do you want me to..." I don't know. It's O.K.. I looked at his brown eyes and for a moment i left the pain behind. I leaned in and kissed him, deep and long holding on to the good in the world. he put the bottle down and the glass and he pulled me to his chest and held me there and i laid in his chest hoping for a mircle to happen. we laid like that for hours and i final sat up and breathed deeply. "thank you Nate." i said and kissed his cheek. "He held my hand and looked at me and i at him, then we leaned in and kissed like never before.. He helped me with my accounting. He says he helps you with your courses. How smart is this guy?’ ‘Well, Ashley, he’s probably the smartest guy you’ll ever meet. He placed out of two years of French and Spanish. That’s all the tests cover. But they evaluated his skills and placed him in graduate level courses in both. ‘He was put in the advanced courses in math, chemistry, biology and physics. He’s here on a National Merit Scholarship. If I didn’t know him, I would think he was just an urban.