Ava watched the exchange between her father and the commander, glad that they were both clearing the air about their expectations of one another. She was relieved because truly the whole thing could have gone much worse, and not just with regards to her father. Her mother had been closely analyzing the two, and at any moment she could have said anything to embarrass her to the point where her face glowed red. She'd been giving them knowing looks since Ava's earlier slip of the tongue. She waved to them both before she got into the car and buckled herself in. As Nick spoke, she turned to see him dangling her dainty panties. "Oh, she definitely knows. Hopefully not because I had no panties on," she laughed. "She's just perceptive, I guess. My dad, at the very least, knows that I'm sleeping with you. Not that that's any of their business. Anyways, it's been an eventful day. I'm exhausted."<br/><br/>She leaned back against the seat, resting her head against it to settle in for the long ride home. "Thank you for letting me see them. I know it was a little out of the way and maybe uncomfortable for you, but I  appreciate it." She told him sincerely, a small smile hanging on her lips before she turned to stare out of the window. The scenery blurred by hypnotically, making her so tired that her eyelids were heavy and her body relaxed. Halfway through the ride, after fighting her fatigue, she finally fell asleep. She didn't wake up until just before the car reached the tarmac. Ava quickly snatched up her panties and tossed them in one of the bags in the back along with the clothes she borrowed for the day. She stepped out of the car and lifted the trunk to gather up her bags on her arms, then headed toward the jumpjet alongside the commander. Once she was buckled in, she sighed and her mind suddenly remembered something the commander mentioned at her home.<br/><br/>"Commander, the Iron Brotherhood Company belongs to your father, right? What did you mean when you said that they tried to claim mass possession to take over the industry?"