"Why not let the scientist have the artifacts?" Maria asked one morning in our recreation room while we were discussing the fact that he was due to ar...ive. "It's not like you are researching them." We've already set that up," Yvette responded. "The whole reason we announced to Admiral Himmel and Central Command that we had the things was in the hopes that they'd come and take them away. The problem is that we've received orders regarding the visit. The Chief Scientist is going to establish a. . I?ll see you tomorrow evening when I come back,right?"John gave his sarcastic friend a tired smile, touched by her concern."I?ll be here, don?t worry." It seemed like they?d taken gallons ofblood from him over the last six hours and he felt very tired becauseof it."Ok," MK smiled and kissed his cheek. "Please be ok," she whispered.Ella was equally concerned. "Be ok, Beebs, ok?" She kissed him, too."Don?t worry," John smiled. "I?ll be fine." Of course she will," Joanne smiled and kissed him as. Little did I know my wish was about to come true, although not like I’d ever envisioned it. Chapter 2When I got home Saturday morning, it was still early, although Mom had already left for work. She was a nurse and typically worked a twelve-hour shift at the hospital Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Daddy telecommuted Mondays through Wednesdays and worked in the office Thursdays and Fridays and was off weekends, which was when he slept in.I knew Daddy would still be asleep, so I decided to. I'm not married, but that doesn't mean that I don't like men or that I just haven't found the right one yet. Early on I decided that I wanted to be where I am right now and I knew that to get here I couldn't allow myself to be distracted by a husband or children. But I am a woman with a woman's needs. Can you understand that?"I had no idea what she was getting at so all I could do was nod another yes and hope that was what she was looking for."What I am going to say next is between you and me.