Through it all, he paid rapt attention, and before I knew it, four hours had flown by. As he took me home, and gave me a chaste goodnight kiss on the...cheek, I was sure that I was seeing the last of Riley Jenkins. He then surprised me by asking if he could take me to the Ballet the next week, as I had mentioned earlier in the evening that I loved to go to it, but rarely did. I immediately said yes, and our second night out together was thus arranged. Over the next few months,. " She picked out one book, opened it and read, "The Poetic Edda, translated from the Icelandic with an introduction and notes by Henry Adams Bellows. I read part of this in the Library of Congress. It has been out of print for decades." I am fortunate to have found it in a used book store, just as I am fortunate to have found you." Emily put the book back on the shelf, and walked over to kiss him.The next morning they took a shower together. Ken prepared an excellent breakfast for them. Stern went to the closet and found a tall white cap. It came to apoint at the top and across the front was written DUNCE. She put it onhis head, with those unwanted braids sticking out below its rim. Helooked like a complete idiot as he sat there, more distracted than ever.While her back was turned, the girls used markers to label his hands Land R, as if he couldn't tell left from right. The teacher noticed theletters and, instead of defending him from their cruelty, she asked forthe marker. “She is only a day or two from completion. Once the VR system is connected, we’ll have a new approach on breaking the code.”“Good,” Kate says with her first smile of the day. “I want to be notified the moment she goes online.”“Will do,” Jocelyn nods.“Then this concludes our meeting. We need that code broke and those cores connected to begin production on the dolls,” Kate announces. “Time is money people. Get it done!”The room fills with chatter as the team leaders all get up from the elongated.