If that would be because or despite whatever Commander Tucker had attempted to do was still to be decided.Signaling his team to carry away the Vulcan ...o sickbay, Phlox turned toward Commander Tucker, who was staring at him, clutching his neck, which confused Phlox as a quick scan revealed that Commander Tucker had no respiratory problems whatsoever. In fact except for some minor, rather unusual skin burns the Commander seemed remarkably uninjured. That certainly was not a common occurrence.. . lonely. Yes, Garry realized, lonely - did his mother really feel that way in a busy household of five people?Dad appeared from his usual lengthy Sunday morning shower to find his wife in the garden - Garry watched her husband spoke only a few words to his wife, her nod, then he retreated for his twice weekly golf game even as she watched with sad eyes until he was out of sight.If she were lonely, Garry considered, was it because of how distant his parents acted? He never really thought about. I don't have to be tougher and smarter with you. When it comes to you, 'no' is not in my vocabulary."Katrina told me all that in this soft little voice that made me feel all protective and mushy. When she set her feminine side loose she was even more a force of nature. I don't know how long we stood there staring into each other's eyes, and frankly, I don't care either. It was one of the most intensely spiritual moments of my life. Finally Katrina gave another little shiver and looked. “Who?”“One day someone will hang a portrait of William Redman Carter over there and then one of Betsy Carter right beside it.”“Betsy? My Betsy?” Chuck asked surprised to learn that.“You have no idea how special she is,” Oliver said.“You’re wrong. She’s very special and I know it.”He had seen her at work in her service to the Two-Sided One. A small comment made among a gathering of people often led to those people energetically pursuing some idea to a successful conclusion. She was part, yet not.