"You had something you wanted to say to him?" Yes, Momma," Charlene nodded seriously and then she broke into one of the biggest smiles Brad had even s...en and suddenly he was being smothered by the young girl doing her best to squeeze the life out of him and threatening to topple both of them out of the chair."Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" she gushed into his neck."You're welcome," he chuckled as he gently pried her off his neck and held her arms so he could look up at her. "Although I'm not. I kept them rolled up in inside each other, till I was ready for the laundromat. I trusted no one so I didn't go to Walmart while my clothes washed. I spent the full hour and thirty minutes in the laundromat. It was a boring place to be. I didn't have a hard cover book or a digital book. Since there was no Wifi signal, I just sat along with my thoughts.Tom had been a real gentleman, I thought. If I had pressed him, I'm sure I could have got him in bed. I guess that meant I hadn't felt as good. As a general rule, D-Hoppers worked for the government, commercial businesses, or themselves. Almost all of their professional hopping was between planets in the same universe or between two universes.Then our idea morphed into a public shuttle service between the bedroom communities and major population centers of Shilling. Tom and I researched our idea and we couldn’t find any business that made hops between cities on the same planet. For some reason, all transportation between population. .. or, a child, I mean. I guess nobody does. She is cute."I looked at Erin who was standing by the door. Her clothes were wrinkled and her red hair was all messed up, but now there was some light in those green eyes. Not much, but some."I guess you two have not been properly introduced to each other. Erin, this little terror here, who cheats in games, is Lily. Lily, that lady by the door is Erin. She's feeling a bit poorly, so she can't stay at her home alone." Daddy, I do not cheat!" Not even.