The TV went blank. The lawyer, Sol, handed my Father a tape and my Father looked from the tape to me and left the room. Sol came around the table sitt...ng closer and explained that the various things Gran had bought through the years had made her fairly well off as he put it. About five million dollars worth if it were to be cashed in right now. Seems Robert had read a lot of science fiction while he was still alive and had talked about the computers in the stories to Gran. So when she had seen. ." You're MY guy, an' you're not that old..."We ate breakfast at the diner. I noticed that her table manners had improved in the last few weeks since we'd began frequenting commercial eateries, and the waitress at this one recognized us on arrival, and treated us well. Of course, the fact that I was a generous tipper probably helped. But Cindy was a well-mannered, polite young client in a day where many kids in public were ill-mannered little hellions.Full, we drove back to the park, chatting. You were right; I changed my flight once I figured out that everyone else would be gone and that you would still be here. And I did it because I was thinking about sleeping with you. Well, that’s not quite accurate. I was obsessing about sleeping with you.”“Obsessing?” I asked.“For like the last two weeks, if I wasn’t studying or in class, it’s all I could think about. I don’t know why, either, and that bugs me. I started feeling jealous of Jackie and Elyse and,” she stammered with a blush.. Forever an adolescent. No male wanted a wife who could not fly. I pressed my face into my knees. My skirt slid down my thighs, exposing the pale skin. My tears fell. I shuddered for a few moments, the bitter memories of my first mating dance washing over me.I had been certain that Obsidian would choose me despite my failure to transform. I could still tend the nest. I was still a shaman. I invoked the elements and helped our people survive. I was important, even if I had no true name or ability.