”She looked up at him from her position on her knees with the consternation visible on her face and drew a laugh from the Captain. She realized imme...iately that he was just having some sport with her and she relaxed her urge to flee the place with triggered caution.After the last Robinson daughter was auctioned off to a dark-skinned trader from below the equator, Grace decided to return to the ship and avoid the looks from some of the more astute flesh traders who had that knowing look in their. "No? Well guess what?" she said as calmly as possible. "I'm a girl. And girls are inherently smaller and weaker than boys, so as far as we girls are concerned, all boys are super-powered. So don't you DARE tell me I don't know what it's like to deal with someone bigger and stronger than me. I know all about what bullies are like, and you don't deal with them by stooping to their level!"Joey flustered. "Well if you know bullies, then you know there IS no other way to deal with them! They can't. Lilith claimed to be a goddess and over a quarter million years old. I had no good reason to argue—we warriors pick and choose our battles when we can and if we're wise we fight only those battles worth fighting. Godess Lilith was a good person, so why complain about a little dementia that wasn't hurting anybody? Besides, I never did ask what Lilith's CAP score was. She was the "colony governor" and it was official. Lilith was no Colonel Dorman. On the other hand I was involved in an activity I. ”I reached over the table and took both of her hands in mine.“Yes. Look at me. You told me I was disgusting. You called me a sinner. You made it very clear that you wanted nothing to do with me and the things I do. What changed?”“I got to know you for who you really are. You’re smart and sweet and your friends love you. I like talking to you and I liked going out with you.”I sighed. “I can’t be your boyfriend. I don’t see us with any future except as friends.”“Stop worrying about that. Just.