Studying himself internally, Sean did see some changes. The most obvious was his growth and the amount of reserves his body had used. Most human bodie... store some fat as reserves for when extra effort is needed as a evolutionary remnant of when mankind lived a feast or famine existence. It is especially apparent in babies because they store fat before a growth spurt. Sean had recovered some of his baby fat since the last incident at Turkey Creek. It looked like he would need to start rebuilding. .Soon to be Jenkins, my maiden name. I think Rachel goes better with Jenkins than Adams anyway. So take that my dearly beloved. You can have your lousy name back. The thought of the lowlife however brought tears to my eyes for the first time that day, so I guess the protective instinct in Jo got her up from her large oak desk and come around to put her strong hands on my shoulders and say "What is it Adams?"The bottled up tears really began to flow at that point. It felt strange to be taken in. After many long minutes my calves finally tire with the result that my weight forces me to sit on the horse. I must use the last of my strength to lower myself as gently as possible to the hard, narrow surface of the horse. For moments my muscles relax and I can lift my body again, but only for a few minutes this time. The muscle fatigue forces me to lowers myself again, carefully placing my weight on the horse. It takes longer to summon the strength to rise a third time, but after long seconds. First give me another kiss." I leaned forward to kiss the side of her mouth and then squeezed her against my chest."Well, let's see: first semester, you'll breeze through multivariable calc' and linear algebra, so you'll have plenty of time to write me filthy email. Second semester, a bit tougher: analysis and abstract algebra..." Emily turned around and faced me."Sounds to me like you're not seeing the future so much as you're reciting my class schedule." Hey, it's my prophecy." So prophesize.