.. the worst thing I could think of was to be accused of being a racist ... NO NO NO ... I replied ... terrified of being labeled I said "not at all R...bert its because I'm married ... I think your terrific and would love to be with you "if" and then he finished my sentence ... if I weren't a Black man right? No No No I said again. And rambled on about having black friends and all the other stupid things a white person says when accused of being a racist.Now I felt I had to prove to him I wasn't. The subject was simple; Jim needed new ships, new technologies, and new weapons to fight the Grays."Father, in my prior life, I achieved the rank of Captain in the Navy," Leah said. "I commanded a naval destroyer, complete with nuclear Harpoon-5 missiles. My degree was in electrical engineering." I see," Jim said. "That explains your understanding of sensors." Yes. It also leaves me as the closest thing we find here to someone capable of commanding a Star Ship." Are you suggesting that I make. She was still lying completely motionless beneath the coverlet. I stepped toward the bed as if in a daze. It was then I noticed an open drawer in a dresser that I hadn’t been able to see from the doorway. In the drawer was an assortment of sex toys including various dildos, handcuffs, a small supple looking whip, a blindfold, and some other items I didn’t recognize. That open drawer spoke volumes. Emboldened by this revelation, I stepped to the side of the bed. From under the coverlet,. He was from a nearby town originally although he had a lot of friends here he said.He parked and told me to go to the front door with him. I wasnt going to sit in the car dressed the way I was especially when I didnt know when hed be back and besides I didnt really trust him. As we approached the door it seemed to know when to open, a hand reached out and grabbed me and he helped push me in. The hand belonged to a black man and the next thing I saw where two others in the front room with sneers.