Before I could talk myself out of it, I quickly crafted and cast anotherspell...this one was extremely potent, yet so intricate it was almost amasterp...ece of spell crafting. I felt a twinge of sadness and guilt,because the spell was cast without conscious consent on both of them...andmore it was borderline in how it impacts their free will. Technically,they could both reject the spell without much effort, but ultimately itwas highly unlikely they would be able to in their current. "Jokes among friends, Donald" Abby said. "Our sense of humor and professional decorum has suffered. Let's get me fixed so I can fight back."After the nanite injection, which would focus on doing multiple separations of the fallopian tubes, Abby asked Donald if he had seen an uptick in male fetus pregnancies."Yes, now that you mention it. We do see some incremental increase." We are seeing a jump from five percent to sixty percent." Abby said."Really? Well with your facility you would know. We. The wind began to rise, another wicked flash of shear power and another crashing rumble caused them to look seaward. The towns lifeboat was speedily beating a course seaward, an orange and blue splash of colour tossing about on the white topped grey water, on route once again on this wild afternoon to perform some gallant deed they had no doubt. They watched the brave little boat hammering at its best speed into the grey spray, Tim knowing that Flo`s brother Fred was aboard, her twin brother. Billings drive by, giving us a look that said the middle of the street wasn't the best place to do this.I slipped my arm around her again and we continued on down the street."You didn't mention your mom." I think she knows we do more than just kiss. I don't think she knows how much more."We walked to the end of the street and turned toward the highway."Still depressed?" she asked as we reached the highway."Depressed? How could I be depressed, walking with the most beautiful girl in the state?".