"That's why I'm going to demand you double it"."If you take a moment to check your savings account,you'll note that I have already transferred a half ...illiondollars into your account and the contract will read thatyou'll receive an additional half billion upon mydaughter's safe return"."What happens to my body during the mission?"Danthers pressed a button on his desk and in walked threevery beautiful girls. They all looked in their teens andwere dressed in loose fitting white robes. Each girl. Because girlfriend, minus parents, added to couch, equals fun. Stephanie, however, decided to be the opposite, rather than the adjacent and turned an acute angle towards The Wall.The wall held an assortment of digital picture frames and a few, vintage photographs. The digital frames cycled through Mom’s trove of images.“Do you know all these people?” asked Stephanie. A note of incredulity was in her voice.Stepping over, Jason rested his hands on her waist. Yep, she was warm there too. “Most are. "Dan, babe, THAT'S the way life is supposed to be, right?" Supposed to be?" Yeah. Friends who love and accept you, families that love each other. Fun that isn't destructive. Like that stuff we just did." That was pretty good, wasn't it?"She purred on my shoulder. "We have good friends. The Hardesty family. Mizz Helen and Judge Charlie. And family. Your brother and sister. Now they're OUR family." She sighed. "Don't you see, Dan, this is the way it's supposed to be?" Yes it is." I pulled my eyes. ” I said, and they both relaxed and went back to their gossiping.Jules told Daria about us, and she told us about her situation, which was oddly similar. Except the guy was older than her.“You need to find another lover.” Jules told her.“I know!” Daria said, “If he finds me we’ll just end up in bed again and I’ll never get away.”“A younger man, that’s what you need.” Jules added.“I’ve never had a lover younger than myself.” Daria said.Everyone was silent for a moment, and then the obvious.