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on the dark deck outside their shared study. They must have come

outside to talk privately and been interrupted by Helen?s prolonged

landing. They also must have seen her angling for a little nookie,

which was so horrifying to Helen that she had to banish that

thought from her mind forever or instantly explode from

humiliation.

?She?s learning fast, isn?t she, Dad?? Lucas called out.

?Much better than her first landing,? Castor replied jovially, then

turned to Helen. ?Glad to see you?ve stopped trying to impersonate

a comet.?

?Yeah. I?ve also decided to do all my landings conscious from now

on. Saves on food costs,? Helen returned amiably, glad that it was

too dark for them to see her blush. She smiled at Pallas but he

didn?t laugh, or even return her smile. He just watched.

?Very wise of you,? Castor said. ?By the way, you?d better not be

planning any side trips, Lucas,? he added in warning. ?Your mom?s

almost done with dinner and she?s not in the mood to wait for anyone

tonight.?

?Duly noted. Thanks for the heads-up,? Lucas said as he led

Helen back toward the house. By the way Lucas was rushing her

along it seemed as if he was purposely avoiding his father and

uncle. Either that or he was keeping Helen away from them.

?Okay, what?s going on?? she asked as soon as they got into the

dark garage and closed the door behind them. ?Your uncle is really

weird around me. What did he find out in Europe??

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?No one?s heard of you over there?or at least no one is talking

about you. My uncle Pallas came home because he was following

Creon here, but as far as we know Creon came to the States without

telling his family. We think he just wants to keep an eye on us?on