„Louisiana? Ich kenne New Orleans, eine wunderbar lässige Stadt! Da haben Sie aber eine sehr weite Strecke hinter sich gebracht!“ „Äh, ja! Ich...bin schon zwei Tage unterwegs.“ „Haben Sie Familie in Los Angeles? Oder wollen Sie etwa eine berühmte Schauspielerin in Hollywood werden?“ fragt der Mann mit einem leicht spöttischen Lächeln.„Nein, nein! Meine Großeltern leben irgendwo bei Santa Monica”, antwortet Sandy. „Ich werde bei meinen Großeltern leben und dort aufs College gehen.” „Du willst. She was in love with him, he was sure, and he was trying to decide if he could push his reservations to one side and commit himself to her. She had taken a sincere interest in his business and talked often with him about his plans. She rarely disagreed with him on anything and their sex life had calmed down from its raucous beginning to a more comfortable and controlled union. She still displayed her aggressiveness on occasion, but only when he was also in the mood for a more assertive romp.. .” Her hesitation didn’t go unnoticed, Jade stilling her movements entirely, free hand rising to cup a sharp jaw, gently bringing brown eyes to hers.“Is this okay, Tori? Do you need to stop?” The genuine concern crossing those features brought heat rushing back to her cheeks, the brunette visibly embarrassed about needing a moment.“No, it’s.. it’s just.. new. ” She never elaborated, grateful neither one of her friends asked if she meant what they were doing, or being this intimate with someone. If I had, I would be in a controlled environment right now, and not one of my own choosing.Actually, precog was only one of my abilities. I had several more that I kept hidden. A weak precognitive ability was not all that unusual, and the military was happy to have me on a ship, as I was useful there. I was getting a strong feeling, along with a set of coordinates.I looked them up on the plot table. They were about two days space-normal drive time, or one micro jump, which would take about.