" one of my dearest friends Emily, she was one for the random parties and this one seemed like great fun. The naughty side of my brain responded, "Is...it okay if Danny tags along hun? Xoxox." Danny had already met my friends and he was close with a few of the guys that were already going to the party anyway so it didn't appear sinister in any way. Emily quickly replied, "Sure Christy no problem, tell him to bring some of his hung friends? Xoxox." I chuckled to myself, a thing like this. I know! If you have so much excess energy, perhaps you could work it off by splitting some logs for the fire. The bin in the parlor is empty and I noticed that the wood pile is dwindling fast. Now, get! You know where the axe is, boy. Go make yourself useful and keep out of trouble!"The women laughed merrily as they began to busy themselves about the kitchen. Helen paused only long enough to shoo Erik outside and close the kitchen door behind him with a soft thump.◊ ○ ◊ ○ ◊"He really is quite. The two gas giants were visible in the night’s sky like a pair of moons.“Everyone OK?” Called out Captain Tasha; leader to the group just making their way out of the pod and gathering their things. Hoisting a satchel filled with supplies, the tall woman combed her fingers through her long brown hair to clear her vision while the rest of her crew made their way out of the pod.“Some bruises and a few light burns from the heat ma’am, but for the most part we’re alright.” Called out Jacobs the. Also, as we talk I can probably delegate some projects to members of the team. I won’t necessarily expect that person to carry things through to the end, but they can handle some of the initial issues.”Maria nodded her agreement, and asked, “Do you want to go back to the ranch?”“Actually, I was thinking about getting a suite in one of the hotels down the street. The Crown Plaza and the Hyatt Regency are both less than two miles from here. We can get a large suite for us, and individual rooms or.