"Granted. Welcome aboard, Ensign!" Thank you, Sir. I understand that you had trouble." The ensign pulled off her helmet and gauntlets to shake Tom's h...nd."Mother Nature, or what passes for her out here," Tom related. "Meteor strike shook up the whole place. Two casualties, and most of the base was off-line for a week or so." Well, when we're done -- which had BETTER be ninety minutes after we get done talking -- you'll be able to stand off Sa'am scout craft, let alone anything of reasonable. Louise’s partner was killed in a car crash just two years ago and it was not until our relationship grew, that she confided in me just how much she missed the warmth of a man’s body to hold and snuggle at night. And when she told me that, I was thinking that sounds like a woman, emotionally starved and that’s it, the sex was secondary. But I was so besotted by this new dark haired and very attractive slim 55 year old in my life I felt I would have just been happy with that. If the sex came all. You were the one who said we wouldn’t know if we’d gone too far until it was too late. The only way for us to make sure everything is okay is for us to be honest with each other about what’s going on.”Ron ducked his head and looked at his feet until she leaned in and looked up at him. “I guess you’re right,” he said in a quiet voice. “I just didn’t want you to… think that I’d… I don’t know, had a really good time without you being there. I mean, I just wanted to make you feel better about. I hear you’re in college. Any goals?”I look at Violet who looks at me with a nervous smile on her face. With Clark still looking at me and taking notice that I keep staring at his wife, I clear my throat and begin to speak.“Umm...yeah I’m a student at UCLA working on my undergrad. The goal is just to finish school with a degree. Still deciding between majors right now.”Clark just gives me nod of approval as he continues to eat his food. He stops chewing as I see him staring to his right at.