“Isn’t that illegal, Greg?” he asked quietly after giving me the receipt.“It is in some places but not in others,” I told him with a smile j...st before Amelia and Sylvia joined me, and we left the store before I transferred us back to the house.I was still having sex each night with one of my future Wives, but it was more relaxed now without the wild need to get pregnant of our first few days together. The women had also switched to tea, so I was the only one drinking O’Connell ale now.Wednesday. "I know what happened. Your sister turned on her charm and you couldn't resist her. She seduced you. She didn't protect herself, and she'll pay for her own mistakes."I shook my head, even though I knew Mom couldn't see it. "Jesus Christ! Mom, she needs your help. She's young, and she's afraid. Won't you just say hello?" No." Mom hung up before I could say anymore.Kizuna entered the kitchen then. She looked miserable. "That was Mom, wasn't it?" Yeah. She says hi, and is sorry about not getting. He sat down hard on the bed and put his head in his hands and cried.Joy decided to leave him alone instead of comforting him. She hadtelephoned Janice and met up with her at her house, impatient to tellher how things had gone so perfectly."I am a bit worried that I'll be living with a sour face husband though,he does seem rather miserable." Well don't live with a moody husband, tell him that if he doesn't likebeing your wife, you'll take him on as your housemaid."They both laughed at the. Sure.” Sweeping my arms back, I felt the automaton slide the robe over my shoulders, folding and overlapping the cloth to seal the dark inner lining against my skin. Presented with split-toed jika-tabi, I slipped the soft shoes onto my feet.As light continued to rise in the gallery, balancing the fading rays of the sunline outside, I took another moment to appreciate the world my mother had made.The base of the tower was an airy open circle, with the enormous open portals, one facing the bow,.