And black. You import your coffee?”“Indeed. We have some plants growing on equatorial mountain slopes, but of course we have no way of telling if ...t can thrive.”“Impressive.”By the time I ushered Andromeda’s ‘representative’ avatar into the conference room, the Ambassador was seated at the table talking to Romy with a cup of black coffee in front of him and an insulated carafe nearby.“Good morning, Ambassador,” I greeted him. “This is Andromeda, the Planetary Representative. She will enable you. " I went to stand up and Chantelle placed her hand over mine, stilling me. "Another drink Roger?" "All right but that's enough for me after that." "We'll be eating soon anyway," Chantelle replied before turning to our waiter and ordering two more drinks. "So Roger, how are we doing?" "It's fascinating." Chantelle nodded. "It is to the newcomer, to the old hand, it's just life," she winked. "I'm so thankful, I hope you don't mind all this." "Not at all silly boy," she grinned, "I am having a. Her blue eyes twinkled when she laughed. She was, in a word, the stuff of my secret fantasies ever since she started working here.She was the only female in our programming project. She seemed to be a trooper, not getting offended if she overheard a couple of the guys telling racy jokes to one another. She even joined us a few times for our occasional lunches across the street, and was also a regular at our weekly Friday night at the pub parties, although she always just had one drink -- a. Then I heard his voice inside my head. “I will see you tonight” I jerked my head back and saw mark staring at me with a grin on his face.Chapter 2 As I hopped up through my window of our cozy mansion I ran some bathwater. When I walked into the bathroom, I was warmly greeted by the steam that had builded up in the bathroom. Ahhhh I breathed out in relaxation. I stepped into the tub biting my lip in the slight hotness. 2 minutes later I heard a knock on the door, “Come in”. It was jake,.