I picked his bag and brought it in. Closing the door behind him, he came in. Sat on the couch, and I got him a beer. Both were nervous and excited as...hell. 3 days, no hurry.After half the beer, he got up and started to change for a shower. He stood up after removing his shoes and socks. Unzipped his fly, then took off his shirt. His smooth chest with brown nipples was making me warm.Then he slid down the jeans, and as he bent, his pert buns stood out from his black boxers. Slim thighs, taut,. What time is it?”“A bit after ten.”“They’ll be up, even if it’s Saturday.” It was a half hour before Rachel emerged from the bedroom where she’d been chatting.“Everything’s closed from Wednesday the 12th through Monday the 17th. But a lot of the government offices are shut down for all of the two weeks,” she reported. “But the big news is that Al’s got a new girlfriend! And mum says it appears to be serious.”“Well, he’s not told us anything. What did Michiko say?”“Her name is Sayuri. She’s a. We went back to Phoenix for a couple of days to give grandpa time to recover and then headed back to Colorado.The only things of real interest on the remainder of the trip were the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde. Grandpa and grandma weren’t in any shape to explore but Trish and I visited everything we could get to. Even Dave came alive here; the future anthropologist buried under all that lard was apparently trying to make his presence felt.Back home we spent a couple of days catching up with. "When was the last time we tested the locator gear? We never put it on a schedule as it isn't really part of the running of the ship. It's a stand alone. Cedric?"Cedric had been heavily involved in the development of the chips and their detection but he couldn't remember the last time it had been used – not for years."Clare's dirtside; Sandra, boot it up and locate her." Locate the Captain, aye Sir."Sandra powered up the unit and ran through the start menu as it warmed up and then selected.