. what ... what are you doing here?” Jennifer’s gaze shifted from Sophie then to Adam then back to Sophie. Adam looked at Sophie then Jennifer the... Sophie again. Everyone was starting to feel very, very awkward indeed!Sophie could feel the tension building in the air and knew she needed to do something to save the situation. After about a minute’s silence from all parties she spoke.“Hello, Jennifer. Yes, it is me. And I am so, so, so sorry. I should have called you to let you know our travel. I like this boat and am envious of you, enjoy it. Next time you're out sailing in the area, stop in, we'll give you a first class safety survey and we'll have lunch together."Mercy and I went through the boat to double-check everything from before. I checked the generators and engines before we both were checking on fuel levels and water. Everything was topped off, ready for a voyage. Mercy opened the venting hatches for the engines and I turned on the fans. After the prescribed three minutes. .if you'd like to apply for the position." WOW! I didn't see that coming. My mind raced as I considered her words, a thousand thoughts swirling around my brain. As tempting as the offer was, I reminded Sally of the ring on my finger, and she reminded me that I hadn't been intimate with my wife in years. That was true. I hadn't had sex for over three years, and there was little hope of that changing, since my wife and I no longer shared a bedroom, a situation that evolved due to the odd hours we. She got a pretty good view of the overhead in my berthing cubby, though.Col. Weiss stayed with us to finish the "implant job", with a couple of men for security. The next morning, though, Diana got on the next shuttle with Doc Sorenson and the rest of the security guys for the long trip back to Earth. Col. Weiss would find something else to work on when the implant job was done.I don't think that Admiral Andrews was pleased to find out about his remote-control implant, but I was off his radar.