"I love him, and I always want him to be in my life in a romantic way, but I know I can't marry him." That's not how the world works, dear," said her ...other, who was sitting shotgun and turned sideways in her seat so she could see both the driver (me) and her daughter, in the back seat."I don't see why not," said Kat."And what happens when you do get married? You think your husband will think it's a ducky idea for you to run over to Uncle Bob's every so often and get your ashes hauled?" Who. “No catch. Just figured it would be a nice change of pace.” Noah said, as he laid back on the bed. Jamie looked over at Noah. She thought for a second, and then walked over, climbing onto the bed, to straddle his waist. “I didn’t mean to sound like a bitch. It’s just strange to have you curious after all this time.” She said, and Noah propped himself up on his elbows. “You know, keep this up, and we might not make it out the door to go shopping.” He said, and Jamie smiled, before slapping his. I looked at our job orders on my PDA, and was surprised to see nothing in the queue, I showed my device to my partner."The Chief would have a list of things for us to do," Rayz grunted."Maybe when Price told the Lieutenant to assign us to the cleaning he didn't have any real idea how long it would take?" I answered."Probably," was all Rayz said."Since we are free, why don't we see if that crate is still blocking that emergency suit access on the hanger deck? That was a safety hazard ... On the. I wasn’t there any more. I was pulled away, losing control. It seemed hopeless...”“It seems hopeless, perhaps. You’ve grown close to Purdy. He’s been a good neighbor, a good friend to you and your family. I think there’s something else, too. A sort of affinity, a natural bond between you two. I know he feels it; that explains his actions, laying his trust and obligations on you. I know that you feel a similar affinity to him. That accounts for your response to his near-fatal wounding. I expect.