”“Crap. We’re getting too thin on experienced staff again,” I said.Terry and Tamara both nodded. We had been through growing pains on the staf...ing of flight crews and mission specialists before. The fact that we had let the bench get too lean again was our fault.“Charles and Madison should be able to handle that test,” Terry said. Charles Madigan was slotted to pilot Mars-Two on the next build mission. He had been Katiana’s pilot to the nugget. Madison Wakeman was one of our more experienced. I mean on one hand I was all for whatever was happening. I mean, come on, who wouldn’t be, right? On the other hand, I was worried. What was I getting myself into? How would this turn out in the end? Could I really keep five women happy, even accounting for the fact that I had only made love to three of them, and that only once? Was this just some sort of experiment on their part that would quickly end in something uncomfortable? And finally, did I really want to try to make this work? After. That night, we all are dinner together and crashed early. The next morning my knee was very swollen and it hurt to walk. I wanted to ski and knew it would be easier runs that day. I talked Theresa in joining me for the day.Theresa and I skied together up until we stopped for lunch. We talked about her motorcycle she was rebuilding. After lunch we went back to the condo and went to the hot tub. In the hot tub, Theresa's feet were touching mine. I didn't mind and we started playfully flirting. I. That agreement was necessary because one of the jobs was a temp-to-hire position so if I got that one I would be paid as a Kelly employee.He told me about the two jobs that were in the local newspaper but cautioned me that he thought I was overqualified for both of them. He then said, “Not to worry, after seeing your education and experience, I have an executive position that I think would be a great fit, The plus side is it pays a salary that is equal to the responsibilities.”He explained that.