’ Darbe looked over his shoulder and threw a lopsided grin back at Diego, ‘Nothing too painful.’ Abashed, Diego rubbed the back of his neck and ...lanced down at his helmet, remembering the strange woman in his head. ‘Oh, and of course she’s eager to meet the infamous Diego.’ Darbe added with a wink. Diego, of course, missed the hint and continued to walk on down the bridge in ignorance. Darbe stopped at his station and watched the broad back of Diego approach the captain’s chair and utterly. "They're just little specks in the sky." Isn't it weird," Andrea said. "That out here, you can see the stars from below, but when you look at the world from above, what you see are the lights of the cities ... which, like, can't see the stars back."I shrugged. "I'd trade all the stars in the universe for a town with a real stadium." Of course, this was back before everyone spent their days sweating about smog and eating healthy and global warming. And it was before I found my concert stadium. Before we boarded the ship I threw awayall his male clothes. I swear to God if 'she' doesn't show up at dinnertonight looking like a girl I will put her over my knee and spank her!"Mark fumed.Jack's jaw hung open. "I'm stunned, Mark. I can't imagine what Gene isgoing through; just being a teenager is tough enough. Hell, it's obviouslybeen hard on all of you. Can I do anything to help?" Yes, thank you Jack. Just interact with her as you would with any girl,"Mark explained. "She's going to need. She said softly, “It would appear that the drugs Damon gave her have begun to kick in well enough now.” Matt had briefly met Dr. Damon Green, the Burtons’ next-door neighbor and good friend – he’d have to be for them to be getting drugs of the potency necessary to ease Jan’s suffering without any records being kept – on his way out the door as Matt was coming in.David just nodded and took another sip of coffee before looking at his watch. Matt unconsciously glanced at his own in a Pavlovian.