And with that, her hips pushed forward and her pubes strained against the cotton material that, though they didn't reveal as much as the lacy, black o...es months before, still disclosed much, and my mind filled in the rest. "You make me so happy, Jon," Mom's voice returned closer to normal but in a throatier version."But at the end of the summer, right?" I said.Mom's brow furrowed. "The end?" Yes, we'll need to practice," I said."Practice? We?" Yes," I said, my confidence rising. "I want to do a. The hangars were near other buildings that were owned by non-Government organizations, which had yet more neighbors close beside them. I didn't want to burn the whole block down, so I'd do things a little differently this time.I dropped a Guardian Angel into the middle of each hangar and immediately started turning F-15s into F-15 pieces. The sight and noise caused people to rush to investigate. I held them away while I made a pile of F-15 pieces in the middle of each hangar, and then set fire. My mind wasblazing with images of our imagined reunion; the fantasies I'd playedout in my mind hundreds of times after he left. I'd pictured it so manydifferent ways that now that I was here and he really did want me again,I didn't know which route to take.Billy didn't wait for me. He climbed down off his stool, standing therefor a moment. We locked eyes and he looked so beautiful to me. He hadalways had an elven charm to him, a litheness, totally different fromthe brawny Geoff. My eyes drew. He seemed to reach a decision as they parked in front of the house and the men got out. Sean looked at Lian curiously as the men disappeared through the front door leaving Sean, Laoshin, and Lian in the back seat."What is she doing?" Sean asked inquisitively."She is meditating. She often meditates after a battle," Laoshin explained."Do you know why?" Sean asked as he unconsciously stroked the hair that was bound by the gold band.Laoshin was quiet for a moment as she considered how to answer..