. perhaps he is in court,” said the gardener ... the only member of the staff present. “I am under contract and only here two days a week.” This...in a heavy accent that left no doubt that despite his oriental looks the gardner was from New Jersey ... Northern New Jersey.The Sergeant, rebuffed at every turn, loaded his ass up in his unmarked car and sped off to the hospital. His men weren’t at Porter. They weren’t at The Medical Center at Aurora. The University Hospital hadn’t seen them. The. In order to record the success of the trip, the ship was equipped with a massive array of lights to shine in a direct beam for home. The idea was, after he returned, the Earth would receive visual confirmation in another ten years when the signal reached Earth. It was designed to reinforce for everyone how phenomenal the distances were.The majority of his ship was dedicated to the massive beacon and the power cells to operate it. There wasn’t much need for life support since he was only. "Just take it easy on her ok?" "She's not one of your bimbos... in fact, she's a little shy in the bedroom" he finished.Alex nodded and smiled. Craig still felt a little uneasy. He was a little less sure that he really wanted this to happen.One week later, when Anne's cycle said she was ovulating, Alex came to their home. Anne had decided that they would try over two nights but she wanted Craig to stay in the house while Alex was there."I wouldn't feel comfortable with him if we were alone". .. shack up with him.”“Mom!” Melody yelled running to her mother.“Now that there’s a baby coming, there’s no way I’m passing up the opportunity,” Lexi said. “I probably won’t be able to move for a couple of months, but I’m wrapping up things in Boston.”“Saul, this might be a good time for you to get your pilot’s license like you’ve been talking about for the past three years,” Mom said. “Either that or sell the farm and we’ll move to Seattle, too.”The girls all crowded around Lissa and Melody.