Even from twelve feet away, I could see that her legs were something to behold. They were as shapely as either of her daughters' legs, tanned and smoo...h."Why? Why do you keep them covered?" I asked, unable to take my eyes off her legs.A sound came from deep in her throat, something between a grunt and a hearty laugh. "Why do you keep your legs covered?" Ah, I understand, it's because of the intrigue it creates in the minds of the opposite sex. That's why I wear long pants. Is it the same with. "Ruth Suki Wan, Biology ... June Marie Watterson, Environmental Science..."Jack wondered momentarily if Ted was really somewhere in the stand witnessing this event, witnessing Jack receiving his college degree. With Honors. Jack shoved that thought from his mind. He definitely didn't want his lasts thoughts before hearing his name called to be those of Ted Garner. Instead, he let images of Abigail and Allison enter his mind. This was their day, and nothing his father-in-law said or did changed. She sat up and looked around. The research campus buildings surrounding the slab looked deserted. Battleship chains attached to her wrists and ankles held her securely. But she had been chained down here for nearly a year, and rust had begun to conquer the hinges. Her rage grew, and adrenaline flowed through her veins. She stood and broke out of her chains, leaving cuts in her wrists and ankles. She pulled out the IV tube inserted in her wrist that, to a normal person, would have been the. .. he’s been through so much, Charles. By the way, class, since there isn’t much work to do after the finals, I’ve decided to have you all write a single equation that amounts to the number sixty-nine. I don’t count how you get there, just do and turn it in by Friday, and you all get As. Except for Charles, who gets an A plus, because he has to work with daylight sapping him,” Camille didn’t even flinch at my use of her given name.“You seem to be in a better mood, in spite of that,” I observed.