"He nodded and Barbara took his arm. Looking back over her shoulder, she said, "See you tomorrow evening, everyone." She snagged a glass of white wine...from a tray a waitress carried aloft, took in the soft sounds of a string quartet, sipped the wine and smiled. "Sid, ain't life grand? I'm going to need a ride home tonight. How about giving me a ride?" What about... ?" The date's over, Sid. We've done our job. Let's enjoy the rest of the evening, just you and me. Damn, you're good looking. I. Before it had just been as if I was offered the Presidency, too ridiculous to entertain even as a whimsy. While it was fine to be a working man, perhaps I had better choices I could make now as a fifteen year old orphan. I had always admired the Collegians in their tailored suits.Bull had been too proud to accept his settlement, along with his exile when he had been by Royal Will swept under the rug, although the wronged party; He was just as glad to be out of it and he had come away with Mama,. One of the drivers grabbed Jackie and tried to kiss her. I pulled her away and kicked him in the nuts. The other 6 truckers jumped me, hitting & kicking me until someone called the police. I was ah bloody mess. My ribs hurt, a bloody nose & my knuckles were bleeding pretty badly. The police asked me if I wanted to get some medical attention, I refused. I could patch up myself. Jackie & I went to her pick-up truck. An ace bandage, a few band-aids and a cold pack are all I needed. Jackie talked. The tentacle retrieved from Sara’s body stealing a soft moan. Sara stepped out of the pod. She felt different. She looked different. Any imperfection of her body was now gone and she looked gorgeous. Her breasts were larger, firmer like the rest of her body. Her waist was slimmer. Every unnecessary cell of fat or dead skin had been disintegrated. Her muscles had gain tone and felt stronger. She was like a goddess of lust and power. Sara walked to the mirror and admired her new and improved.