Autumn became winter and Clare, now six months gone, radiated serenity. A smile from her and I would feel at peace with the world. A frown, and my dee...-seated concerns would resurface; my mood would become as black as the wintry weather. But winter passes too, and the first daffodils of the spring had just started to appear when Clare went into labour and Laura was born.They were both still asleep so I left a note saying that I was going to pop home for a shower and a change of clothing. I also. She landed lightly and slid to a stop as she spotted a black and white streak disappear into a row of corn fifty meters ahead.“Ganymede, come back here,” she demanded as she pushed off in the point three eight gravity field of her home world. The corn grew over four meters tall here, much taller than on the heavier gravity planets Man had settled. Luisa’s home was one of the dozen cities that had flourished on Mars since the first settlers had landed thirty-five years before. The Mars Company. And thanks for not disputing that i'm known as a slut :PFunkyBunch: that's not what i meant! i mean...Smilax: I know. It's ok. I'm aware of what people say about meFunkyBunch: guys talk all sorts of shit. my friends talk about stuff that didn't happen all the timeSmilax: You mean Ant didn't get blowjobs from Kathleen Straight and Maryann Thomas at the same time?FunkyBunch: haha not even in his dreamsSmilax: LOLFunkyBunch: i guess i see what you mean. on here we can be whoever we want. so i. John announced, "We can get the boat tomorrow. The owner will have it stocked and fueled, ready for us anytime after nine in the morning. He's come down a little on his price and I think he will come down a little more. He needs to sell the boat as he's had some bad days in the market lately. You know how it is with some of these guys, easy come, easy go."Mercy looked at me and asked, "Can we go in the morning? I'll make sure there is someone to watch the kids. I'm sure Sue will be okay with.