When she had finished cleaning house and doing laundry, she found a housecoat and even though she did not doubt that there was virtually no chance of ...ncountering anyone she ventured outside.The view was breathtaking, craggy mountains surrounding a narrow valley where a stream meandered its way into the distance.She saw the fence and though escape flashed through her mind, she dared not even come close, especially when she caught sight of one of the dogs on the other side which growled and. I knew it was truth or consequences time, and I had the feeling that I did not want the booby prize. "I take it your actual name is Tuck, which is probably short for Tucker" I shook my head. "My friends call me Tuck, but my real name is Eugene, which I hate". She nodded."Should I call you Tuck or Valerie?"I looked at my lap. "I guess Valerie, since that's how you know me." I paused. "But if my parents are nearby, calling me Tuck will save me a lot of embarrassing questions." They don't know. "What if Mama should catch us?"Miranda's mind went back to that first night and Laurie's repeated references to their mother. Miranda had asked Laurie about it several times, but her younger sister was evasive, changing the subject or, more often than not, pulling up Miranda's skirt and starting another round of heated love making."And what if she did?" answered Laurie?" She'd skin us both alive, that's what!" said the older sister. "In case you don't know, sisters are not supposed to be doing. He waved, and gestured towards the rear of the craft, and she nodded her understanding. He clambered across the vessel’s hull then hopped off into the snow near the tail, waiting for the pilot to lower the landing ramp.When there was enough of a gap for him to slip past, he stepped inside and hit the emergency close button, waiting for the ramp to seal behind him before removing his helmet. He took in a breath of stale, recycled air, the heating system in the shuttle working overtime as he felt.