I took in the smell of the ocean and the sound of the waves crashing. It was hot and I could feel the sun on my body which is one of my favorite feeli...gs. Since I was all alone, I decided to do something I had always wanted to try, tan naked. So I nonchalantly slipped off the top of my bikini and then the bottoms. I was very happy I had decided to shave the day before. I then proceeded to put in my head phones and close my eyes. I was awoken after what felt like only a few minutes later by a. Its branches shaded the house from the sun in the daytime and from the street lights at night.It was common practice for me to go to bed early in my parents' bed, while they stayed up in the living room. When it was time for them to turn in for the night they would wake me up and walk me to the living room where the couch made into a bed. It was the old pullout hide a bed type. In the morning I never remembered making the trip. I would go to sleep in their bed and wake up in mine with no memory. I'm sure one of them had a lock on it. He could nail Pauline any time he wanted and still go home to give his blushing bride a little kiss after dinner.Yeah, people are people. I've known that for a long time now. My brother didn't surprise me, even though I'd hoped Cheryl's suspicions had been wrong. Not because I really cared one way or the other about fidelity, but more because I'd rather hoped my brother was less attached sexually. A mistress complicated things, but only a little.This was. It wasn't unheard of for a non Lyconian to drive one of their rigs, justrare. The really big surprise though was that when Otter asked on behalfof her family, for her daughter Daisy's upcoming birthday she actuallygot a reply from Queen Tarriana.Of course they had already graduated High School, and would be on thenext Earth Run. By the time they returned, Daisy's truck would be readyand waiting for her at the Family Terminal. She would be the firstperson to imprint the computers and security.