It had exhaust being ejected downward, keeping it hovering about fifteen hundred feet above me. Suddenly the spotlight came back on and blinded me. I ...ust have blacked out because, the next thing I remembered; I was on board this craft. Everything thing looked relatively 'human' but looked like it was made out of a shiny stainless steel. The lights were like LED strips running up the corners of the room, along the walls where the walls met the floor and the ceiling. I was laying down on a. I quickly identify the culprit – a large splinter that snagged my pants – the knot in the drawstring strained taught. I untangle it easily and cover up my pale flesh, marked with only a superficial scratch at worst, and the faintest hint of the waist band of my panties underneath.Clumsy fine motor skills not withstanding, I open my door and stumble across the threshold and shuffle to my bedroom. There it is. My bed. Calling me. With new found energy at the prospect of being to close to my goal. It was Steve Calvin."Sara, ' he said without preamble, "can I ask a favor of you?'"Of course, Steve, what is it?'"I'm in the airport at Chicago right now, and I'm taking a plane to your city. I'll get there about five. I'm going to have to leave early tomorrow morning. Can we spend the night together?'"You try and stop me, Steve Calvin, and you're in trouble.'"Great, ' Steve said, sounding rushed. "I get in at 4:56. It's American Flight 235, Okay?'"The plane gets in the airport at 4:56, Steve,. It spared him some choicewords.I motioned him closer and said, "I know what you think, but you'rewrong. Don't bother making accusations until you check the DNA. I won'thear 'em." I returned to more important things like playing my babygirl's tiny little toes and making silly sounds. Leonard stormed outand, with a sharp backward glance, Evalyn followed.Leonard visited me the next morning bringing roses wrapped with a pinkbow. Pulling up a chair by the bed, he presented the flowers to me withboth.