" You have good friends. They do care, and wish to help in spite ofthe fact that you put them at risk too." Again Laura sighed, thistime in exasperati...n. "Sophie I don't think you realise how luckyyou were, how lucky you, all of us, are. Grace de Messembry onanother day could have come down on us all like a ton of bricks.She was in a remarkably benign and affable mood. Playful even.Oddly enough she seems to like you. Certainly Helen told me thatyou amuse her. Not that amusing her can be without. It took over 3 hours to find the trouble and replace the breaker.As we hung in orbit awaiting repair of the sensor array we started getting everyone not needed into their sleep cells. When we started group #6 cells 21-24; the control panel for the group wouldn't even power up. Fortunately all ships carry back-up cells; 1 for each 4 main cells. We finally got everyone in a cell but it took almost 5 hours longer than it should have. Eight hours delay and we have only just now broken orbit.I find. Then it’s up to you,” she said with a grin.“Oh no, you don’t, Kara Anne Blanchard. You are not making me responsible for you behaving badly! Other than kisses, and occasional teasing, if you want more, you’ll have to ask for it. Explicitly. I’m not going to make that mistake with you! I love you far too much.”She giggled, “I know you do. And actually, this is as much of a test for you as it is a struggle for me. I want to see how you behave when you don’t have the fetters holding you back. And. For those intervening months Jason and Charlie had been doing the books with Sue’s help, on a part time basis. After the graduation, Charlie and Jason had decided to incorporate the store. It had been doing very well, but had been running as a liability limited partnership. With the incorporation completed, Sue was given the position as the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Crocker Holdings, Inc. As time went on, we saw Sue, at church, on a regular basis, but we didn’t see her every day. After.