Supper was a nice meal. Afterwards it seemed like I was surrounded by females. Lettie was on my left; Millie was on my right; and Abby was on my lap. ... didn't mind at all.We had a nice family evening. John was becoming more of a family member as every day passed. He tended to offer his opinion more now than he had before, and he was more demonstrative in his feelings toward Tess. Tess seemed as happy as any young woman had a right to be.Millie, Lettie, Abby and I all snuggled close in the. " Yes, that's exactly what I want. You. Permanently. What sort of deal do you have with your house-mates?" He returned her smile and turned off his head, not satisfied but content, knowing there were all sorts of bits and strings dangling. There's more to this, a new chapter. Too sudden, immature, but very pleasant. This is a precipice. The hell with it. Onward."I'll have to pay my share until they find somebody."He nodded. "And change your address and phone number at school." That ought to. Grenville was ok with that too. On their fifteenth year they were taken from the crèche and moved into barracks. The next day they began training to be soldiers. Six months of basic training weeded out the weak from the strong and a third of the children were moved into training for menial and dangerous service positions. Grenville never saw these kids again. Next came physical combat training. Another six months of increasingly difficult training. As well as being physically larger,. She had bought them for him and he really didn't want anything she'd given him at that point.Regan walked out into the bright sun without her shades - which were sitting on the table beside the phone. The only person who wasn't staring at her like a bug under glass was Ashlyn, who was sitting off to the side pouting."Seriously?" Ruth said, shaking her head sadly. Chris didn't even speak. He just gathered up his shirt and shoes and headed inside. He wanted no part of whatever was about to happen.