”“I had enough executions that last me a life time. What does the ‘for now mean’?”“It means that I do have I orders for you. In four weeks...from now you are ordered to go to Ross 248 and report to Gortha Docks. The details are on an order chip I am going to give you.”“I am not complaining, but why is everyone else getting their full vacation and I am not?”“Someone thought you might enjoy taking a brand new space ship from Gortha Docks to a Navy Base. It is only a Sturgeon Class courier ship, and. "Okay, Mare. Let's go shopping and get you some new clothes."I hugged Mark in delight. Mike never wanted to go shopping with me. Remembering how badly Mike used to treat me also went a long way to make me feel less guilty. "Okay, let's go shopping."We got back into his dirty car. He was definitely going to need to clean it if he expected me to ride around with him. He turned the key and the engine starting with a loud sputter, and he drove us out of the parking lot and onto Pacific Ave, the. ‘I was worried that something might have happened to you.’ Not worried enough to actually do anything about it, I thought, but then again, I would imagine a prostitute living outside the law has pretty limited resources for that sort of thing—going to the police is the last thing you would want to do. Julie caught my eye, which I took to mean I should point my mindreader at her. She was thinking ‘Jenny is sweet, but not the sharpest knife in the drawer.’ I was already getting that impression.. I really like them both..." I thought, concentrating on the voice. She felt almost like a warm blanket to my mind. Comforting and fulfilling."They love each other now..." Lesley's breathy, accented voice in my mind again, stronger now. It seemed like every time she was there her presence grew more confident, more bold. "I know they feel it. Martha is there tonight. She's helping them. Julie wants this."As the last thought passed through my mind I heard an audible moan that was far louder than.