"How come?"Madison, despite herself, listened."Well, when the war ended, all the Allies came in and hammered out the peace treaty, right?" Devin said...."And the countries that lost ... Well, Britain and America and France and stuff were like, 'We don't just want them defeated, we want them humiliated.' And they imposed all these mean strictures and rules and laws on Germany designed to, you know, strip them of their pride and make them feel lousy about themselves. And directly out of that you. I staggered a bit, letting out another yawn as I slipped off myshoes and pants. Somehow, I just barely managed to get undressed andinto bed before sleep claimed me.---When I woke up in the morning, it was with a faint smile after a goodnight's sleep. And the dreams... I'd had some strange dreams, though Icouldn't actually remember much of them at all, except one about AuntElyse talking to me from the mirror.I let out a loud yawn and absently reached between my legs to scratch myballs, as I did. Still, someone was in the kitchen cooking breakfast, so I snuck downstairs, used the water closet, and headed for the kitchen to find Mom and Emma’s mom cooking. “We thought you’d be tired this morning,” Mom explained. I thanked them for their thoughtfulness.I again spent the day at home with my expanding family. Captain Roberts stopped by just before supper, having just docked an hour earlier. He decided to make this stop a short visit, wanting to take his wife with us to visit the few friends. .. for real?” he stutters. Christie's the one in shock now. She quickly turns around. Her face suddenly flush. She can hear his voice behind her, “Wait. D-Don't leave me...” Christie was shocked by the man's response. What was she thinking? She was suddenly embarrassed. This isn't what she expected. Men were tools to be used not sex objects. Not anymore. She panicked and felt like running. His weak voice was now silent. That didn't help, she was still freaked out. Wearing the new prosthetic in.