“Do you think you can ride on my shoulder until it heals? I will not let anything hurt you,” he told her.He pointed to his shoulder, and she climb...d up with his help and happily perched on his shoulder. She hung onto a curl with her little ankles crossed over his collarbone. Sean hadn’t cut his hair in the three months they had been on the ship. The bottom had grown out, so the curls were a lot longer.‘I must get Gary to get the shears out when we get back,’ he thought. Once Sparky was settled,. She talked about him for a bit saying that he was such an easy lad to have around and that at his age his hormones must be raging. I think he might have been thinking of you the other night babe I said to her as I lay there caressing her. Oh dont be ridiculous was her reply, hes 23 babe, and has no interest in a 52yr old woman She added. I think he might have I said to her, Would you like to test drive him babe? I asked&hellip,. I certainly would not she shot back at me, now just go to sleep. The child had been the focus offascination to neighbours and to the authorities. A normal schoolinghad been impossible and Fran had always had his tutoring at home. Hehad been unavoidably cosseted all of his life."Of course," said Cathy, "it was wonderful for me. I'd always wanted alittle brother or sister and I've adored this wee darlin' since he cameto us. I know it wasn't easy for my mum...always having to explainFran's tiny size, making special arrangements with the EducationDepartment,. We got in our room and Mike disappeared . . . as expected. I stayed at the room to get my dress for tonight’s banquet so that any wrinkle it got in the suitcase, I could iron over and have it ready. After doing that I got my bikini out so that I could get some sun and swim a few laps. After the birth of the girls, now ages 8 and 10, my mother said that I should really do some exercise to loose the baby weight and become again “firm”. And I did that. Only that I enjoyed my exercise so much.