All manner of things rushed back into my mind as I saw her lips and nose and eyes. But I was also scared. Well, maybe not scared, exactly, but nervous... because I knew there was tension between her and Mom, and because I knew she might resist coming back with me, so part of that grin was just tension, and me trying to set the right mood.Like an idiot I held up my gloved right hand and moved it back and forth rapidly from side to side. "Hi!" I said in what I hoped was an irresistibly cheery. Myron, the helmsman, managed a nervous smile in reply. The captain turned back to his console and gave his reply in the same droning voice that the NASS operator had. "We are 'Free Lunch', freelance merchant, registered in Old Eurasia, ID: 791114SVE. We carry Terran cattle the New Amazonan government. We have license to conduct trade on New Amazona."The captain transmitted the message as well as an attachment with the trade licence. NASS' answer came just a few seconds later."Confirmed. You are. As he pulledhis pants back on, Nicolette handed him her underwear. “Keepthese as a reminder of tonight” she said. He just smiledand took them from her. When he dropped her off at home, she jumped out ofthe car. “Better go quick!” she said. As he drove off,he looked back at her in the rear view morror one moretime.*** The next Monday, he went to the school. He wasriding around the campus, and finally saw Nicolette. She sawhim also, and ran over to your car. “The. He either didnt recognize me or I was in a different town. I think I broke my nose or something I said. Whats your name sir? the guard asked. My heart stopped what if I was in Marys town and I got arrested instead of assisted. Kurtz, I said hoping it would do me some good. Alright Kurtz, come, I know of a doctor who can fix your nose he said. I was relieved that I wasnt in Marys town because I would be royally screwed. But I was a little edgy when he said the word doctor. Doctors were sort of a.