THIRTY
Xan found Joe crouched at the base of the satellite dish. "I think I found your problem," he said. "I might even have the parts you need in the hold."
Now that sounded like some sort of miracle. If the wife was Venus, did that make this man Vulcan, the smith, in a much more modern guise? He didn't look particularly godly, even if he did have a nice backside.
"It's like you knew you'd be paying us a visit," Xan said, watching him to see his reaction.
"Nah, not really. I did some upgrades on the system on our island, when I finished up with yours at Easter. Ours is pretty much a smaller version of yours now. I keep spares on hand, just in case. So not that much of a coincidence." He laughed. "I'll have to hope we didn't take any damage from the storm, otherwise I'll be waiting w
