Chaun stared me in the eyes. I nodded my head. “I loved you, Adelaide. Back then. And for years later, I thought about you so much, dreamed of the d...y we could be together.”She shivered. “All my fault. I...” She bit her lip. “If I hadn't asked you to my bedchamber that night... If he hadn't...come home early... We could have...”“Yes,” Chaun said, stroking her hair. “We could have.”Adelaide struck quickly, her hands seizing Chaun's silvery hair, gripping it as she planted her lips hard and hot. " Don't apologize," he said, slinging his arms around her waist and resting his head against her shoulder. "I have no problem being a little more robust, as long as you let me know that you want it so and as long as it isn't every time." I will improve my communications of my intentions," she promised, gently stroking his hair. "I feel that your mind is much more at rest." I'm much better, especially now that I know I didn't hurt you. Hoshi is one hell of a counselor. Just with my ... urge,. In the tribe, women and congress with woman, were for procreation only until a man entered his mellow years. At the change from childhood, a designated boy for the warrior scout status was to be initiated, as congress with a woman would be, by a notable chief of the tribe or, legend held, by a god. This was to be one initiation only. Then the boy would be given a man’s name and turned over to a warrior scout to train and plow for four years, upon which time the initiate became a warrior scout. What Melissa doesn't know is that she hasbeen picked by 'powers that be' to participate in an alternate universe'experiment'. An experiment that casts her into the universes, whichparallel ours, which may range from being only slightly different tobeing radically changed. We follow Melissa for a few of theseuniverses.The alarm clock went off, and Melissa went to get ready for school.Wait a second. The alarm clock? Melissa thought she had just taken a short nap. She sat up, wondering how she.