They looked at Mark with confusion, then the Director asked, “Aren’t you their King? How could you be from a planet that’s joined the Federation...”Mark explained, “Actually Director, my planet hasn’t even fully joined the Federation yet! On my planet the only foothold the Federation has is an island nation called Atlantis, which is where we took Cordero and Shanda.”“Please call me Trent, we’ll hear about the island and your story later, it sounds rather confusing. Miss Rayven, you had your hand. After every six months of employment their pay increased fifty cents till they reached the maximum of eleven dollars an hour.She did add paid holidays and offered to pay half the health insurance through a group plan for those who chose to take it. There were eighty to a hundred hourly workers depending on the season, with the now added new warehouse which would employ up to another twenty five full time people. She really was trying to do right. It made me respect her even more.The salary. She said it was very emotional. I worried as I'd read a lot of women can go off sex for ever after childbirth. I decided to sit back and wait and hope Jane would get the urge to have sex again soon. It was a Friday night and we decided to open a bottle of sparkling wine to celebrate our baby daughters arrival. That bottle came and went and Jane moved onto her favourite cocktail, a Cosmopolitan while I went on the vodka and Coke. Could this be the night I thought to myself? Cosmos make Jane. "Get our guest a drink Leanne," Hazel said. "Red or white Sandra?" Red for me darling, the colour of your lips." Hazel blushed then noddedto me and I rushed off to the kitchen. Large glass of wine pouredswiftly, wishing I could pour rat poison in it, then delivered in mybest wine waiter style in the centre of the silver tray. I needn't havebothered as apart from taking the glass I was totally ignored. Suits me,I thought, checking Hazel and Donna's half full glasses as I did so.The door bell.