Turning toward her, he releases her seatbelt and eases it around her so it doesn’t fly back as his did. Pammy feels another little rush of heat as ...is arm slides around her guiding the belt. She is so attracted to him. Quinton kisses her quickly, a little peck and reaches into the backseat to retrieve a large heart-covered gift bag before sliding out his door. Oh the trepidation that bag gives Pammy. The troops from both sides start a real barrage as she begins to work out the significance of. "You'll do whatever the counciltells you to do. You're too young to realize this, but you have beengiven a great gift. Most of the women would sacrifice years of theirlives to be in your position. We generally have only a single child ina very long life." It's not a privilege if you're forced into it!" It's the council's will that is important. It is not up to you," shesaid sternly.I held my tongue. When the women in the family talked about thecouncil, they spoke with reverence, like it was. The other room was her older sister, Lace’s room, and the surprise. Two fold surprise actually, the first was that the usual bare wooden walls were draped in large velvet rugs, her usual grass-beaten bed was now replaced by a multitude of black silken fabric piled on top of each other, in fact her whole room looked like it had been refurnished by a carpet spewing cow. The second was that pressed against a particularly tall pile of purple rugs was her sister, legs spread wide and fast asleep. After priming the pump, I pumped out two pails of water. I drained the chamber. One thing I didn’t need was a frozen pump. While carrying the water inside. I saw that the snow had stopped, but it was still overcast, and I could smell more snow on the way. Shadow was waiting for me at the door. As soon as I let him in, he made a beeline to the kitchen.Suzy passed me on the way out. I let her know that I had fired up the small heater. She mumbled her, thanks. And continued on her way. After.