You're gonna what ... tell Mommy, Nicholas?",Taylor taunted mercilessly. He knew how to push his brother's buttons,and calling him 'Nicholas' made him...feel like such a helpless littlekid.That put Nikki over the edge. His eyes started watering before he knewit, and his only hope was a quick escape before his younger brotherwitnessed the crumbling. Taylor had loosened his grip, so Nikkisquirmed free and ran upstairs.Taylor chuckled as he watched the waifish, feminine boy retreatupstairs. He. At least until she finally broke the impasse.“I suppose we should talk about last night.”He tensed, for there was no telling where this conversation might lead. “Only if you want to.”“Consider it part of the penance. Look, I’m really sorry for barging in on you unannounced. I didn’t get the sense that you minded, at least to the extent that I remember whether or not you did, but I feel like I monopolized your time. And I really should have left earlier.”I’m not quite sure I understand where. The emerging civilization that were the Elvi had completly vanished by the time of landing.At the end of the first year the military handed overall control of the colony to an elected council of settlers. The military kept to themselves providing protection for the settlement and support for expeditions into the surrounding forests. A number of sites had been reported from space as likely cities, long deserted, and now overgrown. The hope was that one of these cities could be made habital again. “well I'm sorry to hear that” I said, hoping that I knew where this was going.“That's why I can't sleep. Hey Alan, you think maybe you could give me a foot massage?” she said.I couldn't believe it, she wanted me to massage her feet. I had to play this cool.“uhh yeah sure” I said, trying my best to sound aloof.“ooh thanks!” she said with unexpected glee.With that she spun around and put her feet in my lap. She laid on her back as I began removing her socks. They only gave off a slight odor of.