"So that's what I did! Of course I was hoping for an invitation but it just didn't happen and Joanne yawned and went up to her warm bed, leaving me wi...h a pile of bedding on the lounge sofa. I tossed and turned the whole night and in the morning felt bloody awful. It was eight when Joanne came down in her nightie, stretching, yawning and asking if a cup of tea and toast would be okay for breakfast. I felt so bad I asked if I could have a shower to wake myself up properly."Yes darling of course. We need you!"I sympathized with her completely, but I had no interest in being anyone's guinea pig. Still, so far as she and Austin knew, I was the only resource available if they were to pursue their research. Rock and a hard place; that's where I was. I thought about it for a few minutes. The silence was deafening.Finally, "OK, Janet, six months. But when that time is up, I want to hear some pretty damn tight guarantees. I want to be buried so deeply in your files that a world-class hacker. Amy was called next and the woman explained her dress also, Ijust seemed to wander away in a daze after my showing. I finally made itback to my old apartment above the store and just sat down I couldn'tbelieve that I had just done a fashion show, and how much I had enjoyed itand how fantastic I felt in the dress I was now sitting in. Amy thenreturned and said that we had to go back down and mingle I asked if Ishould change (secretly hoping I didn't have to) only to be told by Amyit's up to you!. .”Disappointment, yes. Whatever happened between Case and this Elina person, Lisette is not happy you brought it up, Case. Guys are so clueless.“Is she still flying C-17s out of Ramstein?”“No, actually, she’s been selected for the astronaut program. She’s just down the road at the Johnson Space Center. I saw her a few weeks ago.”Lisette looked at him for a few seconds, obviously making a decision. “She was pretty worried when she found out you were hurt in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, by the.