Raw energy blasted from the exhaust nozzles, and Davies’ engineers closely monitored the massive drives as they ran up to full power. Some of the au...omated engine controls had failed during the wormhole transition, and there had been precious little time for anything but makeshift repairs. A crew was assigned to each of the twelve drives, and they packed themselves and their jury-rigged emergency controls into the engineering compartment.Keith sat at his monitoring station in the center of the. She quickly adjusted a bar to her preferred weight and placed the bar up on her shoulders, ready to squat. She hesitated. "Steven, would you do me a favor and just stand behind me in case I start to fall backwards? Just spot me." She asked. "Yeah sure of course." I replied, as this was a common request of workout partners. I stood behind her without touching her, my hands out in front of me ready to catch her if needed. She began to squat, sticking her butt out far. She faltered a little bit,. "“Well, it's the pits. It's a good thing I’m not in a rush to get home." "Me either," he replied. I asked him, “So, did you have any exciting plans for the afternoon?" Not really," he said. “My wife is at work. I have the day off so I'll be home alone. Once I get back there, that is.” He shook his head and gave a wry smile.I looked at him for a few moments and decided to take the plunge. “When this traffic jam is over,” I said, “do you wanna grab a coffee at the North Starbucks?”He gazed up at. It was a gallery—nothing more. With Melody’s banners welcoming us to the Unitarian church, it was like home.As I watched Kate approach on Oke’s arm, I was filled with awe at the way events turned out. Next to Kate stood Wendy. Melody and Lissa were on my right. Beyond Wendy on the left were Rainbow and Sunday. Willow stood next to Lissa. We were quite the wedding party. Melody held my hand through the whole service until I turned to profess my love for my Kitten.Allison and Beth sang a duet and.