I take some small pride in contributing not only to the individual wellbeing of those who make use of my services but also to the greater benefit of t...e economy. Without Mrs Johnson's doe-eyed charms, would Mr Johnson have been able to attract the attention of the banker Robins and so secure the funding for his venture? And, without that, would the British army have had access to the finest repeating mine thrower yet developed? I think not. And would the watchmaker Mr Jestry and the engraver Mr. "I'll drive the rest of the way. We have to follow a set path from here on in, so that they'll know that we're friends." What if we didn't?" Another 'accident', probably. I'd rather not have a herd of buffalo stampeded in my direction."Phil quickly changed places with her. He was silent, remembering an incident that had taken place a few days after he'd arrived on Aurora. The survey crew had been on its way out to set up some triangulation points, and he'd been half dozing in the back seat of. Then Cindi got an excited, hopeful, teasing look on her face."Wanna take a shower together, Amy?" She asked, and then dissolved into giggles. Amy looked at her with a disbelieving, 'you got to be fucking kidding me!' look, and then shrugged her shoulders."Sure! Why not? I get to be in back though!" They ran to the bathroom, giggling hysterically. Victoria looked at me questioningly."Long story," I said. She turned her head at the squeals and giggles coming from the bathroom."Amy finally figured. .. a man she could trust ... a man she liked to be with, simply because she could be herself.Whoever that was.She looked down at him and felt heat suffuse her face."Thank you," she said. "Boots is my friend, and it helps me understand her better." I wouldn't try understanding Boots," he joked. "She might be a tomboy, but she's still a woman down deep." I see," said Millie gravely. "What you're saying is that no woman can be fully understood." Not by a man," he grinned."You know, I wasn't.