” he said, looking at her. She looked back at him and saw that he was awake.“Daddy?” she asked. He looked at her, seemingly surprised.“Becky?�...� he asked blinking several times. “What are you doing here?”“I'm in my bed, Daddy. You just came in and... you...” she faltered, her voice trailing off.“I did?” he asked, his voice sounding pained as his eyes screwed shut. “Are you okay?”“I- I don't know, she said, almost weeping. “You... I'm not a virgin anymore,” she said, beginning to cry. “You put it. She’s also deceiving herself about her ability to teach. She’s doing a basic, repetitive job that doesn’t require a lot of thought.”“And her classes?”“When she’s in control, she can do them, but Mike, her onset of symptoms was earlier than is typical for females by about five years. And while she seems to be better, you’ve seen this before; twice, in fact. Those two breaks occurred under stress - not just relationship stress, but also school as well as other things. Right now, her life is. "She's 19 now, and went back to school to get her diploma and get a leg up in college." I guess Claiborne makes sense for her," Mother replied. "You're only in it for a few hours every day." That was important to her when she applied. She can get an entire day's worth of classes in, but still have time to care for her daughter." It's too bad she can't take her daughter with her when she's in that thing." It doesn't work that way," I said. "And I think there's a lower age limit." Twelve,". “Oh,” I said as I looked in the box, looked up, and looked into Lia’s amused eyes.“N-oh shit, Sherlock,” Lia grinned.Turning my attention back to the box, first out was a pair of furry ears, set on a headband, and quite realistic looking, even having little wispy hairs sticking up from the points. The fur was quite a good match for Lia’s washed out but natural blonde and you could see how well they would fit her. Next came the tail, and I was still checking it out and confirming that it was.