A shower in the middle of the day? Roger shook it off as he walked into his den and grabbed the papers he had forgotten. As he was walking back to the...front door, he thought of going up to check on Carla. When the shower stopped a pair of giggles stopped him in his tracks. One was obviously male and the other sounded a lot like Carla. Roger was bewildered; he crept up to the staircase and peeked around the corner. I must have just imagined that. His balloon of false security was popped by his. We had each other and a child on the way. We had the beginnings of a life. That was all we cared about.’ It was true that Ed was not making much money in those days working as a janitor while going to college. But the real thing was we were so in love. ‘Funny,’ she thought. ‘This man here is still the same man I have loved all these years.’ As time went on, Ed graduated from the University of Oregon and found a decent job. They moved into a bigger apartment. That Christmas was the time Harry. Andi shuts the laptop screen, takes off her glasses, stands up, and silently but firmly points to the black leather couch on the other side of the room. Kate obeys, walks over to the couch, sits, and folds her arms in her lap. She can feel her heart already beating faster, anticipating the fun to come.Andi is dressed for work in dark slacks, a powder blue blouse, black socks, but no shoes; she never liked wearing shoes while working and avoided it whenever possible. With her characteristic. Early in the operation, M'rth's entire research and development laboratory operation had been moved to Avalon. It had grown so big, that the laboratory rapidly grew into an entire city of its own. On top of that, factories were built on Avalon to manufacture the body armor, lightening guns, and other paraphernalia that were required by the Wardens. A combination of wear and tear, plus the needs of new recruits, put a continuous demand on these factories. The factories were automated, but.