Among all the milling she ended up near me. I was happy not to hear the guilt in her voice."I know she is very good, but I think she's too young for y...u." I know. The program says she is only thirteen. No, I am admiring the violinist, she looks about my age and very pretty."I glanced at Jenny, and saw a brief frown on her face. I grinned at her.It took a few seconds, but she started grinning with me. Suddenly she laughed."Yes, I was jealous! You are teasing me!" She seemed extraordinarily happy. As I was reaching the landing I saw him, he was clean shaven today, andwore a navy blue polo shirt with a nice off white blazer and matchingpants. I always preferred the business casual look over suits ortuxedos when on more formal dates. Okay so who wears a tuxedo on adate, but still... He knew it, and dressed to please me. "Mmm..Sexy," I told him.He laughed. "I think that was my line. You'll have to settle for a'You are beautiful,'" he said as he stepped in close to steal a quickkiss. . ”“Motivated by my grandfather, no doubt.”“I may have heard from Mikhail Ivanovich,” Vladyka ARKADY said with a soft smile.I chuckled, “Did he at least wait until Father Deacon Grigory came out of surgery.”“I believe he made his wishes known some time ago, when you were sixteen.”“Forgive my sarcasm, but my response is ‘shocking’.”“He is a determined man, your grandfather. But you know that I would never ordain anyone unless the congregation could truly say ‘Axios!’.”“I have a significant. As the last trace of the Atlantis disappeared into space, Shannon turned back to her new surroundings. She noticed that the only other occupant of their little world, Valeri Korzun, the MIR-19 commander, was staring at her.She wasn't sure, but she thought she saw a glint in his eye that might spell trouble in the future. Shannon had always been good at reading people's intentions; it was one reason why she'd been so successful in her career. She'd always been aware of her striking good looks..