I made Bloody Marys!”She followed me and I poured us two drinks from the pitcher I had prepared. I handed one to her and she took a sniff and then a...sip, and then a larger drink. I had made them strong and spicy.“How did you know I like Bloody Marys?” she asked as she took another swig.“I took a chance,” I said. “I figured if you didn’t I would just pour it all over your body and lick it off.”She took another gulp, then struck a pose and said, “So, do you like my outfit?” and wiggled her. Although their romance continued for several months, Patrick soon attracted another handsome man, a sexy, muscular Mexican papi who owned the design studio. Now little Charlie was the real Dr. C Chambers Post. Using his brilliant mind and utilizing his capitalistic instincts, CC was able to get lucrative patents which within two years made him independently wealthy. His first purchase was to buy a tract of land that became available with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean, high above with. Government, who came to them with a suggestion. They wanted them to also grow cotton, for uniforms, underwear, and a thousand other uses. We found a certificate issued to them, Merchant Monroe Inc., for their contribution to the war effort.Jim had been educated in military schools, and when the U.S. entered the war he volunteered. He was given the rank captian, went through refresher training, and spent two years overseas, leading a troop in France. His group were scouts, and were spared most. And then, she reached her slender hand into … somewhere else. The place was so unlike the Surround, yet she recognized the land and the air. She pulled from that alien world a small stone. The rend in existence sealed back up as if it had never been there. She gasped as the wind left her. And then held up her hand. She held in her palm fine black dust that seemed to faintly pulse with some secret scarlet purpose. “All that for dust?”“A pity,” the wind hissed. “I have not tried to bring such a.