My grandfather moved next to me.“Mischa, where are your parents?” he asked quietly.“It appears that they chose not to attend,” I replied.“Wh... would they do that?” he asked.“Because Liz and Paul are here,” I replied.My grandfather swore under his breath in Russian and moved back to stand next to my grandmother. I was surprised that he would swear in the church, but then again, I knew just how upset he was and knew my mom would be on the receiving end of a serious dressing down.“Brethren and. I stopped at the liquor store and got a bottle of wine and two six packs of beer on my way home.I fixed myself a veggie burger and then took a leisurely shower. I dried myself off and walked naked to my bedroom.I rummaged through my bottom dresser drawer. I know I have a two-piece bathing suit around here somewhere. I finally found it. I tried the orange two-piece on to see how it looked. It had a halter top that would have shown just a bit of cleavage if I had any. The bottoms hugged my hips. They needed information. This small temple would provide it.Maybe."Thirty seconds!"At Daium's yell he strapped himself in."Ready when you are, Captain Daium!"It only seemed appropriate that they land on a planet named Sol in blizzard conditions. The crew, now numbering lucky thirteen, crowded the central walkway of the spherical bridge, gazing at the projected image of the snowstorm around them as the ship rested in its docking cradle. The wind whipped around, snow seeming to fall horizontally.. She only got up twice during the night, checking on Carol, who was nursing Sarah, and going to the bathroom. She would have to watch how much coffee and tea she drank in the future. It made her go like a Russian racehorse. Her last time was at 3:30, so she went ahead and started the coffee maker. Going back to the sofa, she slept until 5:30. This time going into the kitchen to start breakfast. She automatically poured herself a cup of coffee, adding a touch of milk, and sitting down to take her.