"It wasn't a problem", Will said, determined to be charming. "You do still like chicken parmesan, don't you?" "I do", Alicia said and, without realizi...g it, she found herself glad that she'd agreed to meet Will.For the next hour, the two of them reminisced about their past and Alicia constantly found herself laughing at jokes Will made. Part of her hated herself for enjoying being here, but a small part of herself was hoping that maybe he really had changed.As the hour came to a close, Will. "Well," he stammered, "I guess. Actually, just two questions. First, how did you know, today, in the parking lot, that I would like pain, that I would respond the way I did?" I consulted my African tarot cards and the voodoo gods told me that you need pain in order to feel arousal."Bob swallowed hard. This woman was surely some sort of other-world sorceress who had magical and mystical powers that could see into his soul. He inhaled sharply, ready to ask his second question when she finished by. "You have?" Yes, and even before I asked her to marry me." Wow," his friend replied."In fact, I've already discussed it with Megan." And what did she have to say about that?" She didn't say much at first. But we've kept talking about it, and I think she realizes how sincere I am about it. I told I'll leave it up to her if she wants to. I won't object."That had been six months earlier. By then he knew that Megan was 'seeing' someone. He didn't know who it was, but he was certain it was a younger. ”“My name is Al, Captain. Isn’t that the shuttle?” he asked, pointing at the open port leading to his ship.”“No, it’s a shuttle, but the Shuttle is the Tandorian Shipyard Shuttle, which will take you to the surface, though you’ll exit before reaching the planet.”Al made introductions all around before pausing, indicating his forehead. “You say you’re a captain, but you don’t have the same markings.”“Again, I’m a shuttle captain, not a starship captain. You’re an Intuit. While it’s rare for you.