”Katie stared at him with a shocked expression on her face. How was Tyler getting into her head to know that she had been thinking almost the same t...ought about how she felt when he wasn’t around?“I missed you too,” she whispered to him. Then in a louder voice, she asked, “Didn’t my gorgeous cousin take your mind off me, even for a little while?”“Get serious,” Cile said. “I could never be more than a minor distraction to any guy who had his eyes on you, and Tyler has eyes only for you. Right,. . is Still Not a Home."I was floating, completely relaxed, my space suit turning slowly at the end of its tether. The stars wheeled majestically past, multi-colored points against velvet black. I watched them turn, and imagined that each one was a woman. Tall ones, and short. Pale ones and dark. Young, old, and in-between. Women I'd known, women I'd seen, women I'd only dreamed about.Forgotten for the moment were the months of grinding monotony, of plunging through hyperspace, never sure just. " He recalled Brenda's advice and apologized for his behavior rather than what he'd actually said.Bob nodded his head and sighed. "I should have taken the time to inform you of how I felt in private. For that, I apologize." He'd obviously been given the same advice.The silence grew awkward. Rob decided to speak before he completely lost his nerve."Elaina and I talked about this. Brenda, too." You talked to the women?" Bob asked, his eyebrows jumping in surprise. "Oh shit, how did Elaina take. She even started highlighting her accent and inserting a few Spanish words into her speech, especially whenever the Tennis Queen made her disparaging comments about the maids or about Hispanics in general.Friday morning Mrs. Schmidt simply gave up, fleeing to her country club to get away from the odious trespasser who had so thoroughly contaminated her house. She couldn't handle dealing with the girl's hostile sarcastic behavior, listening to her grating accent, and hearing her constant use of.