They must have some plan to stop you." Sir, you need to look at this," said the technician. As Todd and Tetsuo stepped closer to the screen the techni...ian pointed to an object close to the Earth. "We've just picked up a high energy launch from Micronesia. It's on an intercept course for the shuttle." The course for both of the shuttle and the rocket had been extended with dotted lines until they met."Damn it!" cursed Tetsuo again. "How long?"The technician double checked his numbers in order to. Laura eased herself into the bed, making a slight dip in the mattress as she settled in. Aside from one short sigh, we lay quietly for the next thirty minutes. I knew I was not going back to sleep and I suspected she would not be able to sleep either.Laura broke the silence, "Are you awake?" Yes," I answered, wondering why she had not said my name."Would you put your arm around me?"I rolled over and placed my hand on her belly. She was wearing the long nightgown. She put her small hand on mine. She had slept most of the way, but Frank had redeemed himself, taking Lindsey to bed and riding her as he had not done since their first weekends together. She had hobbled to the bathroom at three a.m., bowlegged in embarrassment. Morris showed up the next morning.Doing her exercises on the porch, Morris had watched as she twisted her body to and fro, rowed her arms, balanced on one foot and then the other, then chanted softly to herself in a spiritual hum. She fed him stale bread and Morris. I’d never heard of health clubs or spas, but the feeling of standing there naked was thrilling. I walked slowly over and picked up a neatly folded towel, shook it out and wrapped it around my waist, trying to adjust it so the bulge at the front wasn’t too obvious.Finally, I stepped forward, opened the door and walked barefoot back up the corridor towards the reception area. The carpet felt warm and soft on the soles of my feet. The young woman behind the desk looked up as I nervously entered. I.