”“And you thought I was too stupid to figure out your game?”“Captain Wan, I am well aware of your intellect. Your academic record and thesis o... the Crichton model of space-time speak for themselves.” Delta paused slightly, an awkward, thoughtful moment in their otherwise flatly pleasant speech. “But I must admit that I did not expect you to deduce my motives so effectively. Human behavior is unpredictable, to say the least.”“Well, I’m sorry to be such a wild card.” Selena made sure her sarcasm. As he talked he forgot he was talking to Trink, he talked about how hurt he had been to have everyone consider him bookish and somehow it made him feel unmanly. Revanche chuckled to himself saying gee wouldn't they all be real surprised that for months now he had been reading and learning from the Book of Cairin, after all he had Cairin blood in him too, something old Mar seemed to have forgotten.Revanche didn't hear the tears in his voice as he talked about how much he missed Laurel saying. The following week Katie was assigned to a night shift in the E.R. The second nurse on duty that night was one of Jackie's friends. Well, "friend" may be too strong of a word. Lee Ann was definitely more than an acquaintance. but she and Jackie didn't really pal around after work or anything. What it boiled down to was the Lee Ann was someone Jackie could convince to give up the shift. What made it perfect was that Katie was scheduled on a Sunday night, the slowest night in the hospital.Jackie. Her hair was tinted reddish now and cut short which would have given her a boyish look had not her summer dress revealed her trim but definitely female figure. She was tall, but not too tall, about 5'10''. Her legs were long with smooth muscles moving gracefully as she walked. Her breasts were on the small side and it was obviously from the way they moved that she did not have to wear a bra. I must have looked a bit stupid gaping at her, and a little mischivous devil danced in her eyes when she.