" Barbara replied."Is this just us or is it at M&H as well?" It is at all three of the locations. We are seeing it in all of the intakes where we do o...r screening in medical. Abby is following the same protocol and all of the pregnancies from M&H are sent to us from them as part of the intake. So we are seeing all pregnancies in all selections from the state. The women on the out of state program are almost the same, fifty-three percent as opposed to sixty percent." Ok. Tell Carol to let her. Damn it all." Stevie had her mind on other things... "What do you mean? Three wives? I'm not your wife!" You said Yes ... just like they did ... by proxy," I said."Did not!" exclaimed Nx 9637."Play it back!" I demanded."AaaRrrGggHhh ... I know what it says ... I didn't mean it like that," she said."Tough ... what's the penalty for an AI going back on its word?" I asked, maneuvering her towards the corner of the argument.She wasn't happy to have to say it, but she did, "Decommissioning and. I just got you to laugh for the first time. I like your laugh, little miss."Genuinely smiling now, and still playing with my ice cubes, I reply, "I like yours too cowboy."Cowboy reaches to tilt my chin up and places a soft kiss to my lips, and I am instantly aware of the heat given off by the fire, and the heat that he is giving off.Suddenly filled with nerves, and some guilt, I pick up my glass and jump to my feet, but the floor rises up to meet me and I am sprawled on the rug. Laughing. I let her scream for a good minute, then struck her in the back of her skull hard enough to make her face bounch off the bark in front of her. She was silent after that, weeping softly. I was glad. I wasnt a big fan of beatings…I preferred blood. I then removed the knife I kept in the waistband of my jeans, conveniently concealed by my shirt and used it to slice her skirt half-way. I ripped the rest off, the sound pleasing me. I took a moment to appreciate the flawless skin, the softness, the.