Desire won the battle and she ground her hips into the hard heat of his erection, enjoying the growl he uttered against her mouth."God I want you." He...pulled back slightly, his breathing laboured as he looked into her eyes, searching for any sign that she was uncomfortable with what was happening."What about Lizzie?" she heard herself ask breathlessly, her cheeks flushed."She's history."Nicole wanted desperately to trust him. She needed to believe that this was not going to be a quick fling and. He held up his hand to stave off the questions that were forming. "We're not going out there to fight. We're going out there to map their stars. We're not planning to get within a light-year of a star. If we pop into normal space where there's a threat, we can jump right back to FTL drive."Atanas looked at his companions and in a quiet voice said, "We have the wrong group in here to interview. Our key to success is the kids, not the parents."The typically quiet Ensign Marina Stayton spoke up:. "Three male subjects accompanying Eliza," Bax continued. "Subject A is the tallest of three, wears a camouflage baseball cap, and is Eliza's brother Nate. He is her most frequent companion. Subject B is a brown-haired white male, hatless, and is Brad Penny, Eliza's current boyfriend and pitcher for the LA Dodgers. Subject C is a black male, also hatless. Identity unknown."Very large black male, Gary thought. He's probably security. Oh well, unless he's a serious woodsman, we probably don't need. He had a point but she'd gotten dressed like ... she didn't want to say the word ... but she really wanted a better intern position to put on her resume by the time she left here."Dirk ... you can't do this ... you have to interview me ... we're both professionals here."He looked at her amused again which almost made her angry but damn, his chocolate eyes with those flecks of green that shone when he laughed even at her and those lips ... the ones that had just kissed her so she'd almost gone.