In fact, barring a mismatched straggle of three seasoned male drinkers who seem permanently attached to their barstools, the place is quite empty. I ...ock my head to one side and study her as she stands uncertainly before me tightly grasping a half pint glass filled with amber liquid which, from its colour and plentiful bubbles, I decide is draught cider. It’s obvious she doesn’t know where to place herself; can’t meet my gaze, keeps flicking her eyes about the room as if assessing the. At 15:58, Susanna pushed her way through the airlock onto the B Deck. Among the areas on this level were the sleeping quarters for the crew."What's up, Commander?" she teased James."Well, being the commander, I get to make the schedule for the crew. Right now, Hanson and Watts are doing outside measurements and Greene and Nywen are supporting that effort. That leaves Stewart and Stewart on Scheduled Relaxation. The others are all elsewhere in the bird or outside it. Remember all of the jokes. " You owe me, Jet. I told you it wouldn't take more than ten minutes for me to hear how scrawny I am. Small? Dad, work with me here. I'm not six-two like you, but I'm not a munchkin like you either, Mom."Keith snorted. "Mac, I love that munchkin. I haven't any comment at all though you could use a little fat on those muscles." I wouldn't call you scrawny MacKai." Jet was going to love knowing Mac's full name, he wasn't going to let him live it down. "But I'd never turn down home made pie. You. ” “What’s Scorpius?” “The scorpion constellation people often call Scorpio. But really, there's no such constellation. There's a zodiac sign Scorpio, and the constellation is Scorpius.” I pointed to the familiar constellation and she turned to look at me. Her lavender scent smelled so good and her lips were so very close. I kissed her. Soft and tender. She broke the kiss after a moment. “I didn’t think you were going to do that?” “Why?” I asked. “I don’t know.” I put my arm around her.