Betsy reached behind to flatten one of her dress straps and Matilda said she’d do it for her. Betsy straightened and Matilda came in behind, her per...ume still potent. Betsy shivered as she felt the stone in one of Matilda’s rings scrape gently across her back. Then the hand flipped and returned across her back, softly. ‘My god, what wonderful creamy soft skin – it’s practically unblemished. Oh, to be young again.’ Was this it, the reason for Matilda’s interest in her welfare? Matilda had a. "When she told you she and Jeff had been..." Instead of finishing she moved in and gave me as big a hug as her little frame could give. I was on the verge of crying, but I was able to keep it to a single sob. I did not want to cry in front of her. She softly asked, "Do you have a couch we can sit on?" I led her to our living room. Holding my hand, she sat in the middle of the couch and pulled me down beside her. She scooted close and hugged me. I hugged her back.Soon we were kissing. . I’d never had this kind of conversation before. I had never even conceived of this kind of conversation. ‘Tell me about it. Did you guys have a fight on the way back?’ ‘No. I thought everything was great. We got together every night. He even slept over twice. I took him to a concert Friday night and Saturday night I took him to dinner. It was like Cinderella and Prince Charming.’ Sunny laughed. ‘I could buy you as Cinderella, but you have to admit, Jeff as Prince Charming is pretty funny.’ That. “Do you want to go explore the planet?” I asked her.She immediately yipped and began licking my face.“I guess that’s a yes. You can’t go outside like that, though,” I said. “There is a chance that you’ll get sick, or you’ll make other animals sick, which is why you’ll need to be wearing a special suit. Ready to try it on?”She barked this time, clearly the least bit unafraid.“Alright then,” I said, kneeling so I could place her down on the deck.I took a cube out of my inventory identical to the.