Carter had never seriously thought about it, but now that she was she realized Jo was right. But still... should she ask the captain out? Could she? That was the real reason she was standing here in the middle of the starport, wasn't it? Yes. She would do it. She'd ask Matthew Cross if he'd like to go have a drink or something. Maybe go to a club down in The Zone in Serenity City. She'd heard the Klingon Kantina was romantic. Yes, that sounded like a good plan. She'd do it. No! That was a terrible plan! It wouldn't work at all! Matthew Cross was leaving on his starliner in a few minutes and she'd never see him again! This was terrible! What could she do? Carter was so distracted by her dilemma that she didn't see the unsuspecting cause of her predicament emerge from the crowd and stop right behind her. She finally noticed Jo's comically frantic semaphoring and turned around. "Captain! I..." "Hello, Lee," said Matthew Cross. Carter had never seen such a relaxed smile on his face as the one he wore now. And he had called her by her first name. She decided she liked it and it filled her with hope. "How nice of you to see us off like this." "It was no trouble, Captain� Uh... see 'us' off?" A striking blonde woman emerged from behind Cross and smiled at Carter. "Yes," replied Matthew Cross. He put his arm around the blonde woman's shapely hips. "I'd like you to meet my wife." - - - - - - - - - - The set is the "Skyline Hall" from Stonemason. Carter and Jo's uniforms are "Star Brigade" from Daz. The Andorian is wearing "Hardcore" from Daz. The Klingons are decked out in freebies from here. Andorian and Klingon textures by Mylochka. The starliner is the "USS King Charles" by me in freestuff. The three little ambassadors from Coridan are actually P4 Dork in a trenchcoat. The other figures are James, Jessi, Ben, Posette, Dork, and the P6 dinosaur. Rendered in Poser 6. Postwork in Paintshop Pro 10.