You sure would protest when she’d finally catch you and smother you with kisses.” They all laughed, remembering the times.“I don’t think John ...ould even attempt now to run away from her kisses now or anything else she has to offer him! Across the generations, we always had the other’s back. I think John wants to cover not only Jackie’s back, but her front also!” Her grandfather piped up and they laughed again.“Harold, you and your dirty mind.” Betty playfully slapped his shoulder. A fleeting. They areusually immaculate and femininely decorated to put us girls at ease inall situations. This ladies room was no different. Beautiful in itsd?cor, and soft in its furnishings, it was picture perfect, and what aladies room should be. I daintily plopped down on the sofa in the outerroom and tried to get my thoughts together. One of my cousins and her twofriends were there and came and sat with me. They wondered if I was sick,and I thought about telling them the truth, which was that I needed. ’ ‘Don’t they have any ideas where it’s coming from?’ ‘It appears to be coming from everywhere Sir. So far, we’ve been able to block its access, we have three people altering the launch codes manually every couple of minutes. But it’s only a matter of time before the attacker takes control, we simply can’t keep up.’ ‘Can you do anything else to stop it?’ ‘No Sir.’ The General looked furious and said, ‘Get me the President on the phone, right now!’ * * * Eric Jenkins was thrown from his. I didn't realize she'd comment." It was nice to hear her voice," I replied. "She sounds happy and confident. But am I to understand that you have trouble with your new man?" Yeah," Jessica said mulishly. I could picture her grimace as she continued. "He's heard too many horror stories about how men are used as playthings should they be chosen as concubines." But he agreed to go with you," I said."In some ways he reminds me of Lenore. He's desperate to not be on Earth when the aliens come,".