That means that between the four in your family you could claim another 640 acres," Josh told Dillon. "That'd give you over a thousand acres. That oug...t to be enough for a good size herd."Dillon thought for a minute and asked, "If it's that easy why hasn't someone homestead the land before?"Josh laughed. "Anderson's place runs right up to those mountains yonder. And the only pass that can be used to move cattle through the mountains opens on his land. The next closest pass is 20 miles or more. ?"I smiled. "Will you marry me?" Not today. So if you keep asking me to marry you, and if I say yes someday, where are we going to live?" Metropolis." Metropolis?" You're Lois Lane. That means you have to go to work for the Daily Planet."I felt rather than heard Tami giggle. "You'd live in New York?" Not my first choice, but if that's where you are..." Don't you have to live in Houston? Or Cape Kennedy? I mean, you ARE going to be the first G-Y-N in space aren't you?" Nope."Tami lifted her head. Incoherent images float in the peak of the mirrored pyramid which encloses her. She feels her consciousness dissolving into the fog ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The morning was bright, hot for the time of year, a lovely day. But still Serena was despondent, could not join in the feeling – not of happiness, more of relief – that enveloped the town. Yesterday’s battle had been brief, designed to salvage a little honour rather than to provide any real opposition to the invaders. Afterwards the city fathers. Right now things aren't very organized or even completely thought out, but I will do my best to improve the story and organization if people seem to enjoy it and the idea doesn't suck ass. Please feel free to leave me constructive feedback! Enjoy!Your eye's slowly open as you're greeted by the bright beams of sunlight shining through your window. You look at the clock on the nightstand and see it displaying the time 9:27 am, and the date, July 11th. The corners of your mouth creep up into a.