I can’t even articulate the feeling I have, much less see any reason for my mood.”Yet he was right, I could not help myself thinking that the base...was hiding something more sinister than the pirates of Freespace.He gave me a crooked smile.”Maybe you becoming more female than you realize. They tend to have unexplainable moods.”Shea cleared her throat and complained. “That had been true a few thousand years ago, maybe because of all the hormonal changes due to our reproductive cycle. But that. Vinyl records, remember? Once, I was looking over her shoulder with the scent of her hair filling my nostrils and our hands touched in the briefest of moments. We both jumped as if from an electric shock. I could feel my face burning and noticed with no small satisfaction the rising rosiness in her cheeks. For a century or more we stayed there, the room circling us, the universe spinning by and taking no notice of us at all.Then I saw the slight flicker of an eyelash and the corners of her. At least he listens. And some of theresidents are reasonable. Stanley makes a good 2IC." Speaking of someone who doesn't listen...." I make my feelingsknown."Oh yeah. I forgot you two don't get along." It'll be fine. I can handle him." I leave that hanging in the airfor a moment."You still okay for Saturday?" Kristi moves us along. "You might betired after 3 night shifts." Just give me caffeine and sugar. And wind me up. I'll be good togo." Well that is true. You certainly are my most. Here’s the awful truth. Most guys only have three dates worth of material. If you aren’t married by then, or at least spending most of your time together having sex, he doesn’t know what to say. He’s used all his material. If you make him talk, he’ll have to start repeating himself.Or hire a writer.That’s all that’s gotten me this far. I’ve had a brilliant writing team: Frankie and Chuck Curtis. If anything I’ve said in the past five years is funny, it’s because they wrote it. If it wasn’t.