Now his careful gardening was about to pay dividends.The girl actually thought to destroy him. Even now she was out in the city doing her best to work...around the ties of compulsion that bound her to him in order to bring about his end. He could feel Mia's pain through the bond that she was actively seeking to betray. At the very thought of her pathetic rebellion, he threw his head back in laughter, heedless of the stares this drew in the crowded street.Even in such a bold undertaking, though,. ”“I try,” I said as my face got hot.“You’ve always done more than try,” Jessica said fondly. “I wish I had ended up on your ship.”“Don’t do less just because you aren’t on my ship,” I said firmly.“I know,” Jessica said. “If I ever make a mistake people might die. I have trained hard.”“How?” Lenore asked. “I’ve watched a few of the simulations and I can’t see how the sleep trainers work.”“I sneak into the simulation rooms at night and run simulations,” Jessica said with a shrug. “I think a few. “Can I see you for a minute ... privately?” I asked.That drew a host of oohs and ahhs from the assembled audience, particularly when Liz started to lead me to her office but I directed her to the stairwell.“Did that little skank get you all wound up?” Liz asked with a laugh as we neared the bedroom. The bag Melinda had procured was sitting right outside the door so I scooped it up on the way in and dumped it on the bed. There were six home pregnancy kits, all of different brands.Liz looked at. That is the reason why I do all this. I'm not really a transsexual in the sense that I feel to be a woman inside, but just like them I have to become a woman." And what does have to do with my parents?" My sister had another vision this week. She saw that if I don't visit your parents as Dennis then they'll throw you out." That is thick." I know it's hard to believe, but why should I make this up? I love you and I don't want to lose you, and I don't want you to get problems with your parents.