My heart was pounding in my throat as I pushed open the big door. Inside the barn it was even darker than outside. I whispered into the darkness, anno...ncing my arrival and closed the door behind me. Though there was no reply, I had the uneasy feeling that I was being watched. Then I heard a noise behind me, and as I turned around, the silhouette of a girl leaped into my arms. Even though I was quite startled to say the least, I caught her mid-air. She had covered my entire face with kisses. "Ambassador, I am a descendant of the people that were on the Four leaf Clover, and we live on a planet named Leti. The crest of our Ard-Ri is now on your screen, is it recognizable to you?"The look on the Ambassador's face told the story. Admiral Fitzgerald had the National Anthem played, and saw every member on the other ship come to attention."Ambassador, how many people do you have aboard your ship, and would you like to return to Leti with us"?There was a long pause as the Ambassador. "Kelly, I wasn't laughing at you," she quickly said. "Believe me, that's the last thing that I'd ever do. Just give me a minute to explain and I'm sure you'll understand." You've got thirty seconds," a now angry Kelly said, pulling her arm away."Kelly," Rachel simply said, "I'm gay."Kelly froze in mid-motion. She looked at Rachel for a long moment, then sat back down without saying another word."That's why I found what you said so funny," Rachel quickly went on. "You were so worried that I was. " Amy, sweetie, men don't normally do that. They're mostly allergic to malls unless there is a special on power tools. And then he showed up at your door the same evening in the middle of an ice storm."I nodded."As if he couldn't get enough of you." I don't know about that."Miriam shook her head in disbelief."And he told you that story about the way that Johanna bitch treated him. I bet he doesn't tell that to everybody he meets on the street corner, but he shared it with you, just because he.