Strong beams of light just underneath the water surface far below turned on just as they approached and bathed the dream like building in colorful lig...ts and in all the colors of a rainbow. “It is beautiful!” Whispered Exa folding her hand before her chin.“It is sickening kitsch.” Grunted Egill, “probably designed by the fem heads of Saresii.”“I thought your best friend is Saresii?” Elena asked.“He is, and it took me a long time to get used to him, but this filigree sugar and lace architecture. Shehad to convince her mother that Steven was a good man. Things couldn't goon like this forever. Soon if something wasn't done, Joanne would have tomake a choice between Steven and her mother. She loved them both anddidn't want to give up either.Adelaide had been (and maybe still was) Joanne's best friend. They hadbeen very close. But since discovering that she had had ovarian cancer,Adelaide had gone from a cool mom to an old lady seemingly overnight. Shedidn't dress the same. She was. "It must be the magic." He walked over to the other side of the bed andkicked off his shoes. "Maybe if we lie down for a -- yawn! -- a bit." I thought we were going to wait until after the ceremony for -- yawn! --that." Sara teased."I hate to say it, Sara, but -- yawn -- right now, I just want to liedown. He sat down on edge of the bed. "Damn magic had better work. Itowes me one." He put his feet up and fell back against the pillow.Sara laid down next to him. "Can we snuggle, at least?" . This is what I related:I lived in Northern Minnesota and went to Grand Forks, ND for a sales seminar. As it started early in the morning I was allowed by my boss to go the day before and stay overnight. After getting a room I went out to explore the town. Lots of bars as they have an AF base there. In fact, when the motel owner came with me to the room, the bed was unmade and had been used for sex. She was upset the maid hadn't been there yet and commented on the guys from the base using the.