CHAPTER SIX
It was all young space cadet Lute Oregano could do to keep his mind on his driving as he had roared the land speeder at high speed some three feet off the ground toward the space paddle courts with his voluptuous sister-in-law beside him.
He played badly that afternoon, not able to concentrate his thoughts on hitting the ball over the net at all. His handsome friend, Jabba, watched from the sidelines as Lute and Leia batted the brightly colored little ball back and forth with their curved paddles, following its movements with his large, limpid eyes. But Lute was upset, distraught, and his roommate couldn't tell why nor did he know what to do about it, although he desperately wanted to do something! Instinctively, he had stayed close to his friend all that afternoon ... after
