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like a woman!"
    Ben turned to
find himself facing the most beautiful blue eyes. "Damn." He mouthed,
as he looked at five women, four of them armed, staring at him.
"Um…sorry."
    The senator was
making his way towards the farmhouse laughing and not trying to hide it.
    Andrea had the
expression on her face of someone waiting to hear a good explanation. Ben knew
the expression on his face said ‘I got nothing.’
    "We may
not be as tough as you buddy, but we are not the one sleeping on the couch
tonight or maybe forever." She turned to Emily. "Come on, before he
tries to make you feel sorry for him." They walked away together.
    "You
really going to make him sleep on the couch?" Emily asked.
    "Maybe the
day is young and he still has plenty of opportunities to screw it up some
more."
    "I'll be along in a minute.
I need to talk to the couch jockey," Emily said.

Chapter 3
     
    Emily stood and
watched the hover transport depart, leaving her behind. The general must have
thought that she would want to stay or maybe, if he just left her, Ben would
work something out with her. She wasn't sure of anything anymore.
    She wasn’t
finished with Ben yet. She knew when he said things like ‘get behind me’ it was
a good idea but it didn’t mean all was forgiven.
    Ben walked
towards Emily. He was already in the shit with the whole household now and
feeling like a heel. He thought he would try to have a civilized conversation
with her.
    Emily led off
with; "Who do you think you are anyway?"
    It seemed
civilized was not on the table right now. "Most of the time, I’m nobody
important but right now, I am the guy with the ship and the big green reptile
friends. But, that is not the problem, is it Emily?"
    "No, Yes,
there are a lot of problems."
    "Well, if
there are that many, then I didn’t create them, you people did. I keep things simple.
My actions and responses are not complicated." His pot was boiling over.
"You people have taken everything from me. My family, my career, all for
no reason, and you tell me there are problems. Keep pushing and I will show you
problems like you have never seen before."
    Emily was
beginning to wish she had got on that hover with the general. He had so much
anger inside. He had never ever been angry or raised his voice to her, but it
was happening more and more.
    Ben took a deep
breath. "Sorry, all I want to know is if you want to go to the summit, can
you be ready by the end of the day? I am limiting the number of people, so if
you need an assistant, you can take one, but that’s it." Ben exhaled,
trying to calm himself. Andrea had heard him from inside and walked out. She
walked up and put her hand on his arm.
    "Let's see
if we can work this out without you threatening your best friend, honey."
    "Really."
. . .Ben decided not say what he was thinking.
    Emily was hurt
that he would include her in what happened to his family. Andrea could see it
written all over her face.
    "Benjamin,
Emily was a child like you when your parents and sister were killed. Including
her in your suspicions of who might be behind it is wrong and you need to get
that worked out on your own. You don’t get to lay all your anger and pain at
her feet." Andrea's tone was firm and implied there would be no argument.
    Emily looked at
Andrea in a new light. Ben dropped his head and walked away. Again, she was
right, but Emily would have to choose someday. He was going to rip the heavens
down around the people responsible for killing his family and if they were her
leaders, she really would have to pick a side.
    Everyone on the
porch watched, not knowing what to do. Doing nothing proved to be the best
idea. Ben heard it coming before he saw it. This was one of few planets where
you could fly a starship of the Corvette/Frigate configuration and not have to
leave it in orbit if it was designed for atmospheric travel. There were going
to be some huge divots in the ground because it would sink due to the weight
but not enough to cause