A solid bump heralded their arrival, and Aaron pushed himself out of his seat. There were no formal procedures about who boarded ship in what order, b...t the admiral was apparently in a hurry, and everyone deferred to him. He waited while the seal was verified and the pressure equalized between the two vessels so the airlocks could be bypassed.Finally, Aaron pulled himself through the joined airlocks and into the scout’s boat bay. The senior rating on duty stiffened as he spotted his commander. "Jocelyn ... is it really you?"She looked up in surprise, struggling to recognize me I suppose. When she did, it was with an exuberant yelp."Trevor! Oh, Trevor. It's you! My god, I never thought I'd see you again," she exclaimed, almost shouting."Yes ... it's me," I laughed. I loved the joy with which she greeted me. It made my heart race.She had immediately abandoned her friends and attacked me, wrapping her arms around me and kissing me soundly. I held her to me, once again remembering the. And I have no words to describe how much the words, “Good girl,” coming from Your lips, meant (and mean) to me, even for so small an accomplishment. But I’m sure You could read my joy from the radiant smile that lit up my face.It felt as though a much heavier burden had been removed when You lifted the bundles from my back and tucked them under Your arm as You led me out of the elevator. The main lights in the lobby had been turned off, leaving only the dim glow of a few recessed bulbs in the. Once I was inside the house, I saw that it looked empty. Then I found that note on the coffee table that my daughter wrote, 'Mom: Dad, Marla and I went to pick up pizza for dinner. We will be back as soon as possible. Love you Tammy.'I was a little tempted to get dressed before they all got home and I did make several short trips down the hallway to my room and almost entered the bedroom when I heard them walking in the door. The only thing I did on the way back to the living room was to grab a.