The ship seemed to settle into the same spot.Janna said, “That is all that I have programmed. It’s easy to handle the ship. It has protective shie...ds in case of trouble. It is protection against the strongest bombs that we have seen from them by a factor of ten.”Timmo said, “Let’s hope we don’t have to test them.”“I join in that hope but I believe we might well have problems with them. They will not like us besting them.”Timmo said, “We’ll find out. We shall leave in the morning.”Elena and I. I needed to tell you. I don't want you finding out the wrong way, and so I made the decision to out myself and put it out there for the two of us to talk about," she said.I suppose I hadn't really heard her, or having heard, her words had not registered with me, with my conscious mind. "Huh?" I have a lover, Gordie. He's a nice guy. But, just a part time thing. You know on the side. No threat to us, no threat at all. But, that said, I know you may see things differently than they in fact are.. It was the one holiday they looked forward to all year. My wife and I drove down to her parents house, which was a couple hours drive from ours. When we got there, there was excitement, welcomes, and small conversation about how the year had been. My wife's father, Bill, and I had a good conversation about my job, which was at an accounting firm. Once the rest of the family had arrived, we started to settle down and eat. The dinner was amazing, but I kept looking up and receiving strange stares. "We're expecting 12 inches of snow," she said. "I'm surprised it hasn't already started." So that's why all the people?" I glanced around."Milk, bread, and toilet paper," she nodded. "Then books." In case the toilet paper runs out?" Thank you, Patrick Sterling," she snatched the books out of my hand, her eyes twinkling. "I don't think we'll be loaning you any more books." Guess I better get home then," I grinned. "See ya!" Bye," she smiled.It had started snowing while I was in the library, in.