The coyotes had already done a number on her and now bugs were taking their turn. But even now, she was beautiful, as if with one eye I was seeing her...as she was before me, but my other eye saw her as she would have been. Her face was cold and pale, like weathered stone, but in my mind, it was warm and tan, and she was smiling with happiness and love. Her eyes were closed, but I could see them, sparkling with her head resting on the pillow next to mine as she greeted me every morning. Her body. A few weekends later and the time had come for Paul to arrive and the plan really could start to take shape with his ride’s setup in the wood. It was a very busy weekend and they had decided that Jen and Steve would need to help them rather than just provide the entertainment. The weekend was busy, but they managed to get everything into place, setup and connected where required to the power outlets Dave had installed. They had created Dave’s dream fairground in the woods. They had in. .. the sun is 11 feet in diameter and Cyngi is three miles. These big ones don't last very long though ... Sol is 13 billion years old and expected to last maybe seven to nine billion more ... Cyngi might last four or five million before Nova and collapse into a yellow dwarf ... she may end up just like Sol ... we speculate that Sol was a supergiant before she collapsed."(For those of you who like that sort of thing, I recommend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NML_Cygni#/media. Heather expected me to know all the details of our life together. "I have an interesting perspectives game. You're willing, right?" I moved back into the bedroom and started getting dressed, socks and underwear first.Heather grabbed a towel from the rack and followed. "Sure, sweetie."I grabbed a pair of pants hanging on a doorknob. "Okay. Tell me how we met." Really? You know the story."I didn't. "Tell me anyway, from your perspective. It'll be interesting." I went into a stranger's closet and.