"Dad wasted no time hitting the golf course," Anna said, "couldn't even wait for his loving daughter to arrive."
Her laugh and bright eyes belied the somber tone of the words, brought light laughter in response.
"He'll blame my Greg for dragging him off," said Kim, "but with the crowds you take what tee times you can get. Anna, how was your first year at university?"
"I'm going to study exobiology," Anna said, "I've always liked biology and stars and now that we know there's another planet with life it might be more than just theories and less math than Ian and his astrophysics. Cuz, do you have your little scope?"
"Yeah, I do," he said, "that star will be visible the next few nights, east over the ocean, after about 11 from here. The light restrictions for the whole town because of th
