Vice Admiral Horn had three Battle Cruisers flying escort, as the GP hadtried to intercept and destroy it. The big problem was that the GP wereusing s...all six man scouts. Much faster and easier to hide than theCruisers. But the cruisers had a much longer range.Admiral Rains was racing, trying to jump to a point just ahead of itwhere she could give an identification code and retrieve whatevermessage it was carrying. She'd been in hyperspace for two days havingplotted the jump herself to arrive. When she finally released my hand, it was like breaking a spell. I nervously started shuffling toward the door. I was halfway across the kitchen when I heard her say, "Kevin." She said it kind of slow, and drawn out, and I read a lot into that one word."Yes ma'am?" Don't run off. There's something I'd like to talk to you about. Do you have a few minutes?" Sure." I tried to give her my most sophisticated, leading-man smile. I was aiming for the look of a young Cary Grant, but from the way my. My drive went about 230 yards, just a bit leftof center. He knew right then that I could play. His drive was almost asfar as mine, and while he hit the green in two, I had to chip on. But myball was about a foot from the hole and he was 12 feet. I tapped in forpar, he three putted for a bogey. At the end of the round I won, but notby much, and I knew that he would not take my game lightly next time.While we played I would occasionally see him looking at me with thatspecial look guys have. It. ‘Your mother! My God! I forgot all about her. What…what if she comes in and catches us? What if she woke up and heard us?’ Kim pulled him back down and kissed him. ‘Don’t worry, cousin,’ she said. ‘Mom went to a church function in Topton, a women’s support group or something. She and Dad are getting divorced, did you know that?’ Tommy was surprised how calm Kim was about her parents’ marriage breaking up. He nodded. ‘She told me,’ he said. ‘I’m sorry.’ Kim shrugged. ‘Hey, Dad’s been a jerk the.