..”“No problem. I’m not going to force you.” Thinking a moment, she continued, “It’s pretty cold out here. Why don’t you come back to my...place for a bit?”“That’s ... unnecessary. I’m fine on my own.”“Nice try, but no cigar,” she said. “I’m not leaving you alone with that knife, mister. And I’m certainly not leaving you alone on Christmas Eve. Nobody should be alone for the holidays.”“Thanks, but ... won’t your husband mind?”“He would, if I were married.”“Boyfriend?”“Nope, just my townhouse and. Well, actually the planet was maundering along quite happily after its mistake with the dinosaurs - they could not adapt to climate changes after a meteor hit this planet - and along came life forms that could so adapt. In other words, mammals appeared and only later did the mammals developed into us.But in the second part of this century things have really gone to hell-in-a-hand-basket. 3 Recent EventsJust look at what has happened this last few years.We have seen floods, monsoons,. Let’s go and play ball.”During the game, I found Brenda and her sister on the sidelines looking at me. Lex was so small in stature; could she actually fuck a guy? Twice I nearly missed a fly ball because my attention was not on the game, but on my growing interest in Lex; finally the morning game was over. The usual followed, a rehash of the game and the winners boasting. My eyes kept roving, looking for Brenda and her sister. Locating them again, they had their backs to me; I focused on their. ”The man grins, “Well, you know how the business works and the costs. Why shouldn’t I get more for it?”“Never said you shouldn’t! I just said I won’t pay that price. I’ll make my own before I pay that much for it! I’ll also want to check it first.”They look at each other for a moment, both with wide grins. The man holds out his hand, “Dave Webb, trader. I’ll sell you a case at your price. Let’s go get one.”Will holds his hand out, “Will March. Wanderer, soon to be trader and rancher. I’ll pick.