His eyes were haunted, as he looked at the people round the table all clamouring for his attention. He emanated an aura of despair and gave Tristan th... impression he was near breaking point. He turned towards them as they entered."Da'ren, what are you doing here? We thought you were lost weeks ago when you failed to arrive with your usual supplies delivery." Mr Mayor, are you in command?"The old man nodded. "Yes, the military commanders are all dead. I'm all that is left of the colony. "Caleb watched the three teens hurriedly leave the table."Did you scare them away on purpose?" Al asked."I did not scare them away!" Caleb protested."Honey, do you mind if we share the table with you?" a velvety female voice asked."Not at all," Caleb responded before looking up.The woman stood about five-five, and weighed at least two hundred fifty pounds. She looked like she had a forty inch chest, but her stomach was bigger. And she wasn't pregnant. She was patting her hair in place, but it. After several months of weekend dating, Ellen was tired of seeing Heatherspend every Saturday night home with the baby. She arranged for ababysitter and took Heather out clubbing hoping he might loosen up, have agood time, and stop being the gloomy Gus.To Ellen, this would accomplish two things, it would first reinforce thenotion she was actively seeking male companionship and, secondly, it wouldget her husband out of the house. By accompanying her he would see shewas only flirting, not being. "I better get my stuff ready for the move, tomorrow, right?" Mike asked as he stood up. "Yes, on the plus side you don't have to be up so early anymore, they don't get in until ten," I said as I stood up and shook his hand. "Downside is they stay a lot later than you're used to," Tiffany said as she shook his hand afterward. "I'll adjust; life is about changes, right?" Mike said as he walked out. "Well," I said as I looked at Tiffany. "The first day working together and we knocked that out of.