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training. I’m not much on socializing I’m afraid,” Isis confessed.
    “May I ask why?” Nigel turned his complete attention back on her.
    She shrugged. “I have a hard time trusting people I guess.”
    “Was your home world life that bad?”
    “It was fine for the first few years of my life. But it all changed after my parents died. Then things became…unbearable.”
    “Can you tell me about it?” Nigel poured her another glass of water from the pitcher the waitress had left.
    Isis shook her head. “My past needs to remain in my past. Talking about it will do no good." She was grateful the waitress showed up to take their orders. She asked for two more pitchers of nothing but ice. Nigel was nice enough not to question it.
    “So how do you like working for the GCFA?" Nigel asked, taking a drink.
    “I love it here. Everyone is nice and surprisingly, I enjoy the fighting." That was something that she didn’t know she had in her to do. People sometimes surprised themselves.
    “Good, I am glad to hear it." He glanced over at Torch’s table. “So, are you seeing anyone?”
    Isis choked a little on her glass of water. “I’m sorry, what did you ask me?”
    His coloring pinkened a little. “I wanted to know if you were seeing anyone?”
    “I…am not seeing anyone.”
    He sighed. “Good. I mean…I’m glad that you are available.”
    She couldn’t help but smile at his discomfort. Here was a male that was always put together, successful, handsome, and eloquent. But he stumbled to ask her out. It actually put her at ease. She took mercy on him. “Are you trying to ask me out?”
    “Yes, and I am doing a poor job of it,” he admitted.
    “Well, we are already out together," she pointed out.
    “That’s true, but this was actually a business dinner. I want to take you out on a real date. Pick you up and everything.”
    “I will probably say yes if you asked me on a date," she admitted.
    “Really?" His eyebrows rose and he gave her a charming smile
    “Try it.” Isis nodded at him.
    “Isis, would you do me the honor of going out with me on a real date, tomorrow evening?”
    “Yes, Nigel, I would be honored to go on a date with you,” Isis answered.
    He gave her an even bigger smile. “Shall I pick you up at eight?”
    “Yes. Now, what business did we need to go over?”
    “I have some promotional ideas that I wanted to run by you,” Nigel told her still smiling.
    “Okay, shoot.”
     

Chapter Four
     
    The next morning Isis was regretting having agreed to the date with Nigel. The male was attractive enough and his accent was sexy. But she really didn’t date guys. Plus, he seemed so polished and out of her league. Having so little experience, she was so out of her element. She was grateful to have a morning practice to help take her mind off things.
    She went down to the breakfast hall where most of the other fighters shared their meals. She went through the buffet line and grabbed a cup of ice water and her food. She was going to sit at an empty table but Sersan, the beautiful Reptan halfsie, waved her over to the table she was at with Alana.
    Sersan and Alana had become her friends, which surprised Isis since most halfsies steered clear of her. Sersan was sweet and it was hard not to like her. Isis felt the most self-conscious around Alana even though she was sweet too. Alana the Beautiful was almost too gorgeous to look at. She was the perfect shape and every single male wanted her. Isis was short and not as curvy as the other females were.
    “Good morning," Isis greeted them as she sat down.
    “Good morning," both Alana and Sersan said.
    “You guys look like you are in a good mood." She noticed the other two females seemed to be bubbling with excitement.
    “We are excited. There is going to be a concert tonight at the spaceport we are docking within a few hours. Our favorite band, the Galactic Led, is playing. We have an extra ticket. Would you like to come with us?”
    “I wish I could