As I was working on getting the alarm system installed I hit upon a plan.I made her believe that she had a rare condition that required regular doses ...f sperm from donors with an uncommon blood type. (Pretty flimsy I know, but I have found that a belief is a belief, and also that the fewer actual details I provide the better. Once a person believes something, their mind will fill in the holes with all sorts of confabulations and rationalizations.) Once that belief was in place I then had her. I didn't know them, but I figured we were probably all a like minded bunch so along I went.Last night was everyone arriving in their own time, a few relaxing beers, some barbeque, and then an early night before the activities of today, which we spent canoeing and mountain biking in the valleys. Other than a few bumps and scrapes, and occasional pangs of missing my wife and daughter, it was a great day. Now it was time for a few more relaxing beers and a nice soak in the hot tub to get rid of. My God, she swallowed hard with an apparent revelation. Am I seeing them to their soul?But the boys, or the men – that wasn't the case with them. They seemed to be less tangible, almost colorless and vague outlines that were featureless at her first glance. She had to concentrate on a boy who passed her by to recognize he was a freshman who was in her English class. But he passed her by as if she were invisible.Good, she caught herself thinking about the now-departed Tommy Kramer.Meredith. Without a word he unfastened the rope around his waist, picked me up and ran for his Landrover. He threw me into the passenger seat, ran to the tow hook and detached the rope. He shouted, "Hang on!" as he started the engine and gunned up the slope ahead of us. Dirt flew from all four wheels as he powered the Landrover up the rough track. I was bouncing around and hanging on to the doorframe.On higher ground he stopped."Are you OK?" he asked."I think so," I said dubiously. "I'm still in one.