Elena, Interstellar Brides Processing Center, Miami Elena, Interstellar Brides Processing Center, MiamiI’d been a happily married woman for about a month. Chet had recorded and photographed and interviewed both Tane and myself to death. Literally. I was exhausted. Which was one of the reasons I was so excited to begin my new life. We were transporting to The Colony. Saying goodbye to Abby and Dominique had turned out to be more difficult than I’d anticipated. So they were both here with me, staring at the transport pad as Tane spoke to the alien behind the control panel. I wondered if his name was Scotty. “Well, I guess this is it?” Abby pulled me into a bear hug and squeezed so hard I had trouble breathing. “You’ll be okay, Abby. You’ll be great. You’re famous now. Really, really fam

