“I’m glad,” he returned.We left mid afternoon, and when Dora went ahead, Missus Morgan touched my arm to stop me for a moment. ““Look after ...er,” she said quietly in my ear.“I intend to try.”We took our time walking back. Where the path was narrow – quite often, in fact – I was happy to let her lead. She had – has – a world class derrière. Watching her had its effect on me, and it’s just as well she was facing forward so I could adjust my dress.Back at the van, Dora almost immediately headed. Now they loosened up. Deshona dropped the frigid exterior and actually began to smile. She shed her suit jacket and told Laura to make herself comfortable too. Under her jacket Deshona was wearing an expensive pearl-colored silk blouse that contrasted beautifully with her smooth, dark skin. She was not jet black, like Charise or Cecilia, but her skin was still dark, more like Randi's and Karen's."This blouse cost me seventy-five big ones, and I'm not splattering it with grease in the kitchen,". Nothing will happen.' Just be careful for a while, OK? For me? And for Jill?" Sure, Mom." Honey?" Yeah?" Can you really do that? Can you really hear your father and me running around the living room, laughing?" Oh, yeah Mom. Just like the two of you are out there. I miss that. You deserve better than the life you've got. You deserve someone for you. I want to hear you laugh like you did back then." Oh, Jackie. I miss him so much."Somehow we weren't sat at the table any more. I was standing in. "Buthow?" That was my doing, Frances." Alex Steinert said with a smile as sheapproached. "When what was left of the Homeworld again threatened oursisters, I took it upon myself to move both Reilly Station and itsuniverse here to ours." You did this all by yourself, Alexandra?" Quintin Darrough asked,flabbergasted."Well, I did have a hundred and three helpers to lend a hand." Sheadmitted.Mom suddenly stared at me in fear. I rolled my eyes in regard to thequestion that was about to escape her.