On the patio nobody danced, they just wandered around. I leaned against the wooden rail drinking my white wine cooler. The way Rosewater's made the co...ler it was mostly a smooth lemonade. I was enjoying the drink, when a much younger man approached me."I have a bet on with my friend over there," he said pointing to a young woman his own age more or less."Oh really, what is the bet and should I get in on it," I asked."Ah I don't think we can let you in on the bet, since it is about you," he. The obvious counterbalance was the UG controlled the military and the Moon Base.“Hey,” Carrie said. A warm smiled greeted Rick. She tousled her hair nervously. The bright pink glow of flushed cheeks wasn’t lost on Rick.Rick swung his chair around to face her better. “I’m not the prying type, but I am glad you found your alien. He is a good friend of mine, even though he plays his scientific games with me. Perhaps you’ll become a good friend too.”“He sat with me in my room,” she answered. “He. It was something I asked about, and I was told that originally it was open, but that the roof glass was added by my grandfather to stop helicopter owners from examining the contents of his harem."Then Elaheh noticed for the first time that there were a number of women there, all wearing silk dressing gowns in a variety of colours and all kneeling with their foreheads to the floor. She had been so bemused by the beauty of the place that she had not realised that they were people, but had taken. I think we wereboth hoping we wouldn't see anyone we knew, and we didn't. Theconversation felt pretty normal. We talked about just abouteverything. His younger sister is in my grade. She's really pretty andpopular. Of course, she's a cheerleader. Wait til she finds out thenerdy boy in her class went on a date with her big brother the footballstar!"Mother said, "I have a feeling he's not going to be broadcasting thatnews any time soon."I said, "Yes, I guess you're right. But little.