"She'll be all right, Howie boy," he said. "It just takes a little time for a woman to get used to the idea of change. Once she accepts it as inevitab...e, she'll be just like Norma." I hope so," said Howard, who had been having a moment of compassion for his beautiful young wife. He felt a little uncertain now about what he was doing, about the effect of his actions on the innocent Cindy; in spite of every thing, he still loved her deeply. In the back of his mind, too, was a small but persistent. I just realized I didn’t know how to pilot a ship, and I doubted I’d get very far since Hermes ... or Artemis or whoever ... could probably shut the ship down wherever it was. Regardless, I probably would have tried it anyway – if it weren’t for the fact I trust you.”“I’m out of my element here,” he explained. “I have been since I stepped foot on this stupid base. I’m trying to find my equilibrium – and my flying off the handle doesn’t do anyone any good. So, I trust you enough to try it your. They would be driving against the worst of the morning traffic and should get to L.A. between noon and 1:00 when traffic was lighter. Lighter is a relative term for L.A. traffic. In many cities, L.A.’s lighter traffic would be considered rush-hour traffic. They should be home by 2:00, giving them time to unpack and take care of anything they needed to do before dinner.Matt had a bag with three autographed books and gave it to Roger. One was for him and he asked Roger to give one to CC and one. “God I was nervous. I was nearly wetting myself. It was fine. He was really nice. Took me out for lunch, then fucked me all afternoon. All I could think about was that I had indigestion, and where were the Rennie’s.” Cindy giggled. “And now you are a proper tart,” I said, laughing.“I suppose I am!”It hadn’t always been good. She came home on her second week, as soon as she had closed the door behind her, she had burst into tears. I held her, held her tight until the sobbing stopped. “It was.