Only half and hour earlier they were glancing at each other from opposite sides of the room. Both of them were too timid to talk to the other. They we...e at a party. Landon because he was invited to practically every high school social event, and Max because her best friend who was a tad more popular than she was invited and told to bring a friend. Neither of them had been drinking. Max was afraid of getting in trouble or looking like a fool. Landon didn’t have the chance, because he had arrived. Before I can attack, I must know for certain that this is one of the pirate vessels. Logic would dictate that it is, but I do not have proof. Absurd as it may be, there might be a legitimate reason for that warship to be out here. Even as the thought crossed his mind, some part of his brain was laughing at the absurdity of it. I need more information. I need to know its destination. Even if we lose the battle — he almost laughed aloud at that thought since the other ship had far thicker armor. We already knew the answer; this was merely a variation on our favorite story. Longshot moved at a tiny percentage of the speed of light; it would be half a millennium before we made it to Eridani’s planetary system.“Yes, sweetheart. You’ll both live a very long time.”“Long enough to see it?” Zuri’s eyelashes were fluttering closed as she settled back against me, her bottom wriggling to find a comfortable spot.“Oh, yes. Long enough to see your grandchildren a hundred times removed grow up. He stopped once at the door, realised it wasn’t his house so he didn’t have the key, but felt Hannah press one hand lightly on his back, presumably to stop him walking away, and with the other hand opened the front door with her key.As Hannah pushed the door open so she ordered, “Inside, Jack, and go through to the dining area.”As Jack walked into the hallway and then the living room and made his way to the far end where the dining area was, his mind was starting to clear but he hadn’t quite.