I expect critical mass. Tim and I have talked."I hope they get along. Vicki's a year younger. That's a big deal to kids her age." Hon," I said, "We AR... talking about Terri who's done presentations for Google and for the university. I don't think she knows about age. And they do well in the homeschool group, from all reports." Still, it's my daughter..." OUR daughter," I corrected. "Just like Terri's Tina's daughter."So we did the 'pick the kid up at the airport' thing. The surprise was Vicki's. As a child, Gabby would stand on the hills along the coast and wonder wistfully what life across the channel would be like. She could see the beautiful buildings along the coast and the beautiful boats going up and down between their two countries.Her husband's family had a generous sized villa overlooking the shore and a wonderful view of the city across from them. Gabby loved taking her young daughter, Genevieve, to the shore to play in the cold water. Genevieve was a young woman now, almost. "I thanked her for the information and we continued to visit after we'dbeen teleported to Brightfeather's Diner.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Running along bobtail ahead of Jason in the predawn, the pair wereracing toward the next portal that would get them into the LyconianSystem and closer to home.Suddenly Butterfly began slowing rapidly. "May my long range scan showsthere is an accident ahead. There is one vehicle, and some sort of wildbeasts around it." Love we're. I didn’t have to wait long in the lobby before the door opened and there stood Julie. ‘Oh my God!’ I thought to myself, ‘I am so fucking lucky this T-shirt is extra-long!’ as I felt the growing bulge in my jeans at the sight of Julie’s casual outfit.“Hi!” she chirped as she slid past the heavy door and into the lobby. “Ready to get to work?” she asked with just a subtle hint of self-consciousness knowing full well her outfit was having its intended effect on me.I had never before seen her.