Marcy carried a DVD player with her for the music. We were going to practice the dances that we were likely to do at the embassy party on Saturday nig...t.I wanted to know if I had recovered enough to be able to dance. Tonight I would find out and have Friday to recuperate.It was the final embassy party and get together for Ambassador Schmitt and family before they went back to Uganda next Wednesday. They had done everything on their wish list, all the museums, monuments, the Washington zoo,. ”“She told many lies. The rumours are that her husband left her for the same reason.”Leaving it there, we picked ourselves up with another cup of tea. We shared thoughtful words and tender moments. Gazing through the window, the weakened sun cast longer shadows and reflected off the opposing windows.Elodie snorted, “I should not like this, but it is very good.”She drained her second mug of tea.“You want to be careful, too many of those and you will turn English.”It was a playful shove.“English,. . that... thing was made with human hands."But Matt had passed the point where he cared whether the Matthews were aliens or not, and he was tired of his wife whining about it. He wanted to see the inside of the Ship, and if Jeff was taking everyone for a ride, he was going to be included. "Let's go, Baby," he hissed in his reluctant wife's ear. "There are people – many people, I suspect – who would literally kill for this experience. We're damn sure not going to miss it," he finished with. I would come up with some sort of excuse about the lantern if somebody asked.The meeting was attended by Mara, Martino, Aaron, Jamin, and me. Mara was taking the time off from work with Madam Orsa’s permission. Introductions were made and we got down to business. The main point of this meeting was to get everybody used to the idea that women were as important as men when it came time to make decisions. We were lucky that Mara was able and confidant enough to hold up her side of any arguments..