? There were still tears in her eyes but the sound ofher voice as it came from clinched teeth, was proof enough for Kerfan thateven though Laurens pas... might still haunt her. But she was not going to letit touch her daughter or any child she bore. He nodded, a smile of pride on his face. ?You know what love, I do believeyou would. All I can say is I pity the fool that gets between you and a childyou claim.? Then he chucked. ?Now speaking of bearing children, shall we consummateour union?? She. The difference is that I can discount whatever common bacteria you and Balil share and focus on the uncommon bacteria in his sample. Now, collecting these samples will be a bit unpleasant. However, none of you are obligated to stay, so if you are uncomfortable participating, feel free to leave and know that there will be no hard feelings.” “Why are we even listening to this?” one belligerent man spat. “This is just human trickery. He wants our blood to perform some unholy ritual!”“If that’s how. Like I said, I don't know what it is, but I wish I could shake it." Well," Joy giggled, "Maybe you're pregnant and don't know it." Wouldn't that take the prize?" Tanisha laughed. "No, there's no way I could be pregnant. I get my shots every three months, just like clockwork, and they don't fail." Don't be too damn sure," Ben replied, feeling like teasing her a bit. "My sister said something like that, and then, one day, all of a sudden, guess what? It turned out she was something like four. Go fucking mental!" Tom DeLonge's voice erupted over the deafening crowd, as they launched into the next song. The song described the situation perfectly for me. I loved Sarah, and she had no idea. Yet here I was, my arms around her, my fingers interlocked with hers. I didn't want the moment to end. As the song came to a close, Sarah's grip suddenly tightened on my hand and she started making her way out of the crowd, pulling me with her. We made it out of the crowd and Sarah immediately pushed.