.. We are a Solarian register and the US Worlds are neutral; so in theory no one should be shooting at us. But we seem to attract the flies everywhere...we go.Those BCs should have put full salvos into us instead of using what appears to be their ready watch — we would have taken damage; perhaps enough to render us incapable. But what I'm getting at, is, we were in a fire fight.The DDs did not identify themselves, nor did they challenge..."Cedric butted in,"Those cruisers and the 'cans were new. She was going to focus.She wasn’t going to get distracted.No matter what.“Hey, guessing you’re new here.”“Uhhh... Yeah. Yeah, I am.” Her heart started to race as this incredibly... Sexy as fuck man was actually talking to her. And really her, not to her chest. His eyes were glued to hers.“I’m Tyrell Anderson.” He held out his hand. It was strong, smooth, and big. But it was also calloused and a little scared. Not something you’d really expect from an academic.“I’m... I’m…” What’s my name? Come. She had been dreading this moment for any number of reasons. Mostly because she had relied on her boyfriend Mick to help keep at bay the plethora of classmates who had been trying to get with her. She was a bit weak willed and she knew it. And she hated it. What was worse, was some of them didn't want her because they loved, or even liked her. They did it because she was unobtainable. Forbidden fruit. Or arguably even worse, just to spite Mick. Some of his personal rivals who would like nothing. How much I have mistreated you, all four of you, by allowing my grief to make me do things which a father should never do to his children. I had hoped this was not where I would find you, of all the places here in the main house or guest houses. This was your mother’s and my room from the day we wed until she passed away. Her loss weighed so heavily on me that I couldn’t bear to return to this room and had it hidden away. Girls, I kept your room ready for you when I sent you to live with the.