“You had your baby?”“This is Abby ... David’s child,” she nodded at me. “I lost mine.” The sadness was there.“Abby? Any relation to Ju...t Abby?”“Our daughter.” I continued, “Abby died in childbirth.”“Wow ... I’m really behind,” she said. “Hi Myndee.”“Hi Jannali,” Myndee said. “Still going with Jara?”“Engaged,” she flashed a left hand ring finger.Squealing ensued. Numbers exchanged.I paid ... the attendant delivered, a horn honked behind us.“Call me,” said Myndee.I pulled away and out onto the. The Bugs know that we always kick their arthropod asses in space, the only shot they have at holding Jarilo is making the ground war too much of a shitshow for us to handle. They’re just being sneaky, they’ll turn up somewhere...”They moved deeper into the valley, on their way back towards the base now, the looping route that was outlined on their map covering as much ground as possible. The terrain wasn’t getting any more forgiving, the whole valley was nothing but a tangle of roots and rocks.. As he washed his legs he realized he should have chosen to take a bathinstead so that while he laid soaking, he could also run his razor alonghis legs. When he finished showering, he got out some shaving lotionand took out his razor. Putting one foot on the bathroom bench at atime, he shaved his legs and admired his recently repainted toe nailswhile he ran his hand along his smooth legs. Hearing the phone ring, he wrapped a pink towel around him andheaded back to his room and picked up the. "People tell me I'm pretty." You take after me," says your mother.She's right. Blond hair, blue eyes, almost model beautiful, but a little hillbilly got into your blood. You've got full lips and freckles that you sometimes manage to hide with makeup. Not the cheekbones of a runway model. More like one of the girls from a dirty movie."Okay," says your mom. "I guess you can stay with Dick in the trailer."Dick, your mom's husband of about three years, is a burly, bearded trucker sort of guy..