"I am going to take the three o'clock readings a little early and Alice will not be interrupted during the night. That will give her a full, uninterru...ted night of rest, and if her temperature is normal, she can go home in the morning. Of course, her temperature rise may be because she is ovulating, but we can't be sure."JJ and the nurse looked in Alice's direction and watched her face flush. Alice looked at the pair watching her, and slowly pulled the sheet up over her face, shielding herself. I had a bit of a headache and I asked Lori if she'd mind if I laid down in the bedroom for a little while to see if I could get rid of it. She told me to go ahead and have a nap while she worked on getting supper ready. I went to the bedroom and slipped out of my bathing suit and jumped under the covers and fell asleep fairly quickly.About 45 minutes later I felt the bed move and I opened my eyes to see Lori pulling the covers back to reveal my naked body. I was kind of shocked and didn't know. Fanny Thomas—’ ‘Fanny Thomas is a slut,’ he cut me off. ‘I don’t like her. I’ve never liked her and I never will like her. It’s you I want, Sarah.’ I looked into his eyes and I knew what he said was true. He stared into my eyes and my heart began to pound. He brought his hand to my face and caressed my cheek. He leaned in slowly until our lips touched and then gently pressed together. Then he pulled away and looked at me for a moment before kissing me again. His hand slowly traveled up my side. “Where are we, Rospar?” he asked.“By comparing visible stars with my database, I believe we are on the ninth planet of the Persephone system,” replied Rospar. “An Eden world. We are quite some distance from our planned route, captain. Assuming we are able to establish a distress beacon that can be detected from anywhere in the system, I would estimate it may take between one month and two years before a ship passes through this area and finds us.”Vice swore. A month to two years? It was better.