I mean, check this out. When he rose up, his body twisted. He was almost facing me! So when he shot, he shot COMPLETELY over my knees. Not one bit eve... dropped on my thighs or knees! Before he shot again, I turned fully sideways so he wouldnt get it all over me.Just as he was at the end, I cupped my fingers over the end and got some sticky-sticky on them and when he sat back down, I brought them up and showed them to him. I have no idea why I did that. I suppose I figured it would somehow turn. I'm sorry if you got the wrong idea.There was a flash of anger on her face but it quickly softened to a smile. "Stevie, I know you don't mean that. Look, if my drinking one little glass of wine has you all concerned, that's not a problem. With you around to keep me pointed in the right direction, I can quit just this easily!" She took the glass and dumped it into a potted palm behind her chair. "See? No problemo, mi amore!"The waiter came by and asked what I wanted to drink, but I'd decided I. ”“AI, damage report, please.”Chris is dead. The ship can’t move, except with our little maneuvering thrusters. The Golden Arrow had less time to get away than we did, and was probably gone.Todd and I exchanged looks. There was nothing we could say to each other. Losing fucking sucks.“Todd, deploy a minefield with whatever we have that still works.”“Yes, captain.”“Sensors, conn. I want to send a message to those dickhead assholes. Can you patch me into the EW gear and give me a signal that. I found a blanket under Jairo’s bed. Girl…”“What, sis?”“It damn near snapped in two.”“You’re lying!”“No. I guess he came on it enough and just threw it under there. I was disgusted.”“I know what you mean. I tell mama all the time she’s lucky she only had daughters.”“Amen! When is y’all’s prom,” the older sister checked.“Two weeks,” Marie shared. “I’m actually heading to meet the girl’s mom and another mom I’m coordinating with.”“Nice! Jairo is acting like he doesn’t wanna go. He’s too cool for.