Crenshaw is moving up, for certain, to the Orioles. He'll be the Big Club's backup, without much doubt. Ottawa's number two catcher this year is quitt...ng the game. He's been trying for eight years to make the Show, and he's giving up. The Bowie guy, Burleson? You figured he'd move up to the Lynx, right? Only I just found out he's the "player to be named later" in that trade Baltimore made last month with the Rockies." So then, both Ottawa and Bowie will need a new starting catcher -- right?" I. My squad won again in our zero-gee exercise today." Spar said."Congratulations! That's your twenty-third isn't it?" Grace said proud of his success."Twenty-fourth actually and thank you." Spar said, allowing a little of his own pride to show itself."Sabanet sends her love. You should mention today's victory, I know she would love hearing about it." Grace said before she winced and placed a hand on her baby. She was now far into her first trimester."The baby again?" Spar asked.Nodding Grace took. I breathe deeply, smelling sage and flowers. In the quiet room, I hear a thunderstorm beginning. ‘Odd,’ I think, ‘there were no clouds in the sky.’ ‘You can open your eyes,’ you say softly next to my ear from behind me. As I look around the room, I see the source of the heavenly fragrance glowing from every surface in the room. Candles are burning, making it brighter in the room than it was in the late afternoon summer sun. As the sound of the thunderstorm grows louder, I notice it coming from. "Close your eyes, if it helps," Jill said, and so I did, and the nextthing I felt was a pair of lips touching mine.Like the old saying, I was sixteen and had never been kissed, but almostthe second the kiss started it felt like I was on fire, as a glow workedits way from my stomach and spread in all directions till I felt like aliving flame.When he stopped I shook, and then without saying anything to anybody I ranupstairs, out of Jill's house, and ran home.I ran all the way into my bedroom, and.