Sometimes it's too easy to lie, she thought, remembering how she'd tossed and turned for an hour before sleep claimed her. She changed the subject whi...e helping herself to the already made coffee. "How did work go? Did you get lucky?" Pfft. No. The manager is gay. Can you believe it?"Elaine glanced at Kendra who shrugged. Elaine wasn't sure what to say, so she said what every frustrated young woman says. "Why is it that all the good ones are either gay or married?"Kendra chuckled.Chelsea shook. Like father, like daughter. I'll still grab one of them and stay up most of the night reading it for the twenty-first time once in a while.I was 9 or 10 when I went into Daddy's office, looking for something to read. That was the day I discovered that Heinlein wasn't only a writer of kids' stories. The first book I came across was "Time Enough for Love." It started me on a completely new Heinlein journey.I'd read "Methuselah's Children" many, many times. The main character in the book was. Mum had kept us far too busy that day.I held her hand and caressed her fingers with mine."How are things, Sis? I'm so sorry that we didn't manage to meet up during the term; Julie and I were very much looking forward to showing you all the sights of our new bedroom! How's life really treating you at Reading?" Oh, as I said, Uni is great now, and I'm having a lot of fun. I've taken up swimming quite seriously, and I'm really enjoying my course." And your love life? That's the bit I've been. .I cannot help you with the information you seek, d…d…don’t hurt me anymore, this is so terrible for me!” She sobbed even more.Antoninus countered, “That is not the right answer, Meena, Drachius, lay it on until I tell you to stop!” He stepped away once more.Drachius drew back his mighty whip arm and struck the girl firmly across the shoulders once more, her whole body shook and another ugly weal criss-crossed the first. Meena screamed so loudly her voice became hoarse. The soldier struck.