While this provided fuel there was little else to show for Scott's demands. He had expected the development of nylon and plastics. He had hoped for be...ter explosives such as TNT, but he was beginning to realise more than ever that it wasn't so easy to bypass centuries of hard work, experimentation and precision engineering and science.Despite the books and tools he had brought back, no real advances were being made in engineering. He had hoped the tools would help in making bigger, heavier. Xavier rubbed the top of her head. “See? Good girls get rewarded.”“So what do you think is going to happen when Sister Olivia shows up?”Helena perked up, turning to Sophie. She was eating breakfast with her friends and the mood had suddenly turned sour.“What?”“You didn’t go to detention last night. She’ll probably burst in like the Four Horsemen and behead you with a flaming sword.”A flare of spiteful anger allowed Helena to regain her composure. “Well unless she tells me that I’ve actually. " Been a while since I've had my cock in you," I said. "Not good for you to work all the time, you should have a treat now and again." Well yeah, later if you want," she said, "but now I've got work to do." Granddad, you know you can always put it in me," said Carol who had been listening on the stairs."Yes I know my little one," I said, "now go and do your room before your mother comes back."After supper I went to my room to lie down for a while. The door opened and my daughter Clare came. Her high heels accentuated her shapely legs and the ring around her second toe glimmered under the setting sun.Coming down the steps, she took his hand and he led her to the truck. After Jacob opened the door, Ann Marie climbed into the passenger's seat. He closed the door as she buckled up.Jacob got in on his side. He grinned sheepishly. "I feel underdressed now." Don't worry about it," Ann Marie said. "Where are we going?" I thought we'd drive over to the mall over at Northridge Crossing..