Dodie had been away from Wonderground for so long on her travels which had taken her as far as her stamina and savings allowed her. She had seen so ma...y different countries and districts, and had met so many different people. And frequently made love to them. She’d accumulated possessions and had them stolen. She’d lain for days in foreign hospitals and frequently been so intoxicated or drugged up that she’d lost all knowledge and recollection of normal time and space. But in all her. "I was about to go ballistic, but I took a deep breath and calmed down. My sister and I had been brought up to think of others as well as ourselves. Mo and I were adopted when we were infants. We weren't blood sisters, but we were as close as any two sisters could be. Our parents told us about the adoption when we were younger. I never resented the fact my parents weren't my real parents and loved them dearly."Which room are we going to have?" Mo asked."You and Jackie will move into Jackie's. The door smoothly opened; if it were darks out I swear it was a ghost opening that door and Lurch would be inside: "You raaaaang?"But it was anything but. An older gentleman, my guess 65-ish, retired age. He was gray haired, but had most of his. Thin mustache. Seriously tanned. And he was definitely a runner. Tall, lanky, definitely in shape. None of that struck me at first. What did was that it was almost 80 degrees out and he was wearing a long thick white terrycloth robe. Must have been hot. That's how we get the money to pay for the big house we need.''And why do you need a big house?''Because you won't be the only ones having babies.' I glanced at Holly. 'We'll need the space for ours.'Jane sat back, and Anne copied her. They were silent for a moment, and looked at each other.Jane said, 'We need to think about it. See you this evening.'They got up and walked away.Holly quirked an eyebrow. 'That went well, ' she said, somewhat ironically.I smiled at her. 'You know, I wish last.