I was madly in love. She saw me as her window into my family, and maybe a playmate.We dated all spring. Nothing happened; maybe some light petting, a ...ew furtive gropes over the blouse, a casual rub on the outside of her panties, but nothing serious.We went to her junior prom, and then my senior. To the casual observer we looked like we were deeply in love, but a closer look might have revealed a slightly different picture. For me it was Celine, Celine, Celine, but for her it was more ‘down. These trees had become very scarce in the heyday of sailing on Earth's oceans because more trees had not been planted. I was going to be different.A lot of lumber had been cut and partially dried for my ship but I now saw that the design wasn't large enough for a good trading vessel. Still, it would get places that a monster ship couldn't go. Now with the two portals I could bring in truck loads of steel or portions of a hull to be assembled here. I still didn't have the money and I didn't want. The five mares were all well over sixteen hands high. There was no way I could unharness them without tangling the leathers up in a mess even if I could lift it down off them."I'll take the harness off and you can help me drag it into the tack room. Then I want you to take them on down and turn them out into the pasture," he told me. He was still quite stiff and a little bent over, as he favored his injured back. Back injuries were about the most common "minor" injuries on a farm. A person. ‘Excuse me but I think I need to go to the ladies room.’ ‘Do you want me to go with you?’ ‘No, that’s alright.’ By now John had removed his hand and Beth stood up. She gave him a quick look and then excused herself. She walked towards the restrooms which were near the front entrance. After about two minutes, John stood up. ‘It must be catching. Excuse me.’ He walked towards the front. As he reached the front, Beth stepped beside him. Taking his hand, she said, ‘Let’s go outside,’ and she led.