Swatting her butt as he had her mother's, he gave her a gentle push. "We'll be there as soon as your mom and the other women finish up in the kitchen....Arlene jogged on down the hall, grabbed a coat by the inside garage door, ran down the stairs past the Escalades, then out the small garage door. She hardly noticed the shock of the icy winds hitting her face as she jogged on toward the Ship, her emotions cycling between scared and elated, finally settling on worried.Inside the Ship, she doffed. The boys walked quickly home from school. When they got to George'shouse, they almost ran up the stairs and down the hall into Jaclyn'sroom, shedding their books, and most of their clothes, on the way.They headed straight to the underwear drawer and pulled out some more ofJaclyn's goodies. This time, George found a pair of lacy white pantiesfor himself, and a black pair for Tom. "Let's take turns modeling for each other," said Tom.George said that that sounded good to him. The boys. "Thank you..." A moment later, nimble hands swiftly refolding the map neatly and returning it to its proper place, she nodded towards the south. "That way. We..."A buzzing came from her belt.Chuck watched Rinda grab the communicator, a sinking feeling coming over him. Moving together, they heard Daium's voice."Rinda! There's a Ludzie ship here! Get back here!"Chuck closed his eyes, shaking his head. Well, duh. Opening them, he saw Rinda just staring at the phone in amazement as well."Um, we. "I thought you said you were a casual fan only," he said."I think 'casual fan' fits. But I know a little something. Probably, some of it I've just picked up from my time being around Arlie. And Toby." Toby's a pill!" Dan said. "He reminds me of my boy. Sam is going to be fifteen this summer." Does your son live here?" No. He's in central New Jersey with his mother and her new husband. I get to see him pretty frequently, especially during the off-season, but he's still bigger and older-looking.