She had just stepped out of the shower, and was picking out her panties. I'll try… pink, Lexi thought. The color would go good with her costume, and...the pair she picked had a sexy bikini cut. Not that she really planned on anyone seeing her underwear. Lexi didn't have a boyfriend, and there was no party or anything special going on later, just the same old fireworks the town shot off every year. Still, Lexi had a reason to be optimistic. If she saw a hot guy she liked, she could almost always. I keep meaning to do more with you every time I see you but something always slips my mind.’ ‘I’d really like that,’ Leah said, getting off her exercise machine. ‘We could paint our nails or something.’ They laughed at each other one last time and Leah padded to the showers. Chapter 2 Roberto picked Leah up in his silver Aston Martin coup. Leah wasn’t normally the kind of girl who drooled over a man who flexed his automotive muscles, but she couldn’t help but grow giddy as she slid into the. ? ?Do you understand??? Connie gulped a little. Donna never spoke to her like this, but then again, it is a text message. Should she call her? No, she thought better of it. She needed to steel herself for the challenges that hopefully lie ahead. She replied ?Yes ma’am, I’ll do it?So, here she is, looking at Donna’s car parked in an empty field. Why Donna chooses this instead of a regular parking lot was anyone’s guess. Connie get’s out of her car and goes to Donna’s and gets inside. . I discovered that I had a directvid and voice link to the command cabin once I'd settled in. Now Ireally felt like a flight attendant. "Captain," I keyed the intercom. "All secure back here." Roger that, Persephone," Wil's voice came through the speaker. "Launchin five minutes."Another voice, not belonging to either the shuttle crew or ground controlbroke into the line. "Orbital vehicle Messenger, this is DeputyInspector Howard Randall of the U.S. Spacecraft and Launch.