" I don't know what came over me. I just felt like holding her," he said."Nothing wrong in that," said Alice. "But it does appear that you weremade fo... each other." So, you're suggesting that I should adopt her?" he asked."So, I haven't seen much interaction between you two, but you do lookcomfortable."She was still holding Lucy, and realising that the purpose for thembeing here, she walked over to the one side of the living room where acot was standing. She put Lucy in there and went to the. I would have bitch-slapped that smirk off her face."I do know that but I wouldn't have blamed you if you just got up and left me sitting here without a ride home." I could not help thinking that Marjorie would have deserved it if I had done exactly that."I'd like to think I have a little more class than that." And it's ten times more class than you have I thought. "I hope you and Lenny are very happy together." Thanks Peter. I'll be standing by Lenny's side for as long as he wants me." I didn't. ."Toby nodded. "Did you notice that the mother didn't hold the father as much to blame for it as you might expect? There was anger, resentment -- and Janice's mother felt that it was justified. Some external force pressed those two together and held them until the adhesive took. She really thinks she couldn't have done any better, but they'd have been better off going it alone, I think. The only love that's ever been in that house is between Janice and her mother -- and it has been crushed some. Simultaneously she was completingher certification as an Intergalactic Forensic Investigator andcommitting every aspect of her new trucks abilities to memory.The four were searching for and choosing their crew discretely from notjust the TIGA and LIGA Academies, but from the police forces of all theQuadrants. But those chosen would not know they were even beingconsidered until they arrived on their planet with the exception of thefirst four crewpersons. Whom they had already agreed upon and.