I felt the changes with my first step out of the MAU. My body was nolonger constructed the way it had been when I'd learned to walk. Mylegs were wider...apart now, leaving a empty space between my thighs, andwhen I tried to put one foot in front of the other it went far to theside, throwing me off balance. I stumbled and would have fallen hadJulia not caught me, wrapping her arms around me and holding meupright."Easy, easy,? she said, stroking my back. I shivered at the contact. Mysense of touch. Edgar gave me the ruby cutting head but I had no pump to drive it. The mechanical engineers had been working on the pump for a while now and I directed them to just use a diesel engine for the first version.As the end of July drew near I knew we would not have enough done. Charley got his laser done and I had the patents but there were just too many other things to deal with.James put on his old hat and visited the last two houses that I didn't own on that strip of land I was after. He invited. We couldn't pretend to seat three to four hundred people here for meals, but maybe we could prepare them here and then roll them outside for ad hoc service elsewhere. Upstairs on the second floor, we planned eight compact but functional private apartment units for senior staff (like Jason, who was now willing to more or less live here now), and upstairs on the third top floor a cubical-like barracks area for accommodations for security staff other than our existing police.The idea was do-able,. ." Adam put his cup down on the coffee table and then puthis hands on Eric's shoulders. "Sweetie. It's not your fault. It's neveryour fault. You didn't ask to have sex that night and its Dana's faultfor not taking precautions. Don't ever tell yourself otherwise," Adamsaid reassuringly."You're right. It's not my fault," Eric said putting his cup down aswell. "She practically raped me that night and she wasn't taking thepill and she didn't give me a chance to put a condom on," Eric startedcrying..