Though our calculations still show that the local universe is expanding, we can prove that it is expanding at a far slower rate than previous work has...indicated, and therefore, the universe is much older than we have believed. If we continue to assume that the big bang theory still stands, and we are by no means certain that it does, the local universe must be more than forty-eight billion years old. The positions of every galaxy beyond our own have been re-calculated, and the shape of the. "Lay back." Sabrina eased me back. "Ready?" She mumbled some things while she worked the chair. Eddie warned me about the chair, so I was surprised it did many other things. My back was leaned back like I was reclining, but the foot rest didn't rise. Instead she pulled out two folding stirrups. "Place your feet here, that's it, and here." She pushed a button and the entire chair rose. "Now a bit further. And here." So saying I was flat on my back, and she pushed the arms down, they sunk into. A prostitute?" No. I never took money. Gifts, sometimes. Things like jewelry, perfume, theater tickets, that sort of thing. But never money."Gladys scoffed. "I don't see how you could have a track record like that and still keep a job!" Well, in a way, it was my job. I was a dorm mother. My husband and I were resident assistants for one of the underclass dorms at a private college in New England. I won't name it, but you'd recognize it. We had that job for twenty-five years." You had a husband?. Amanda pointed at me. Then said something to Becky. They both laughed. "Stan! This was the best you could do?" she whispered to him. "Your welcome." he said. I just stood there looking around. I did not find either girl very attractive. Now I was starting to hate myself for getting in the car with Stan."Follow me. I will introduce you to my Mother. Then we can go up to my room. He knows he has to stay behind and block my Mom from coming to my room? I'm not allowed to have boys in my room. He.