We never expected to have to dothis so we didn’t request any controls.”“Wait a second. NONE of the women onboard havecontrols?”...“Nope. No controls were loaded onboard or added to theships stores. After all, we had the Bots, and none ofus were married or intending on marrying.”“Then… you could all get pregnant. I could end upfathering nine kids.”“More like ninety kids. We all have great genes and weall came from larger families. Since. " I could see a smile on mom's face just before she pulled me into her embrace and it felt like, she was still smiling while she held me in her arms.After a short time, mom pushed away from me and caused me to lose my hold on her butt, "We need to be getting home for now, so let's get every thing picked up and let's be on our way." with her hands on my shoulders and her skirt still up around her waist.I stepped back and bent over and started half folding the blanket we had been sitting on, as. "Ms St Clair, thank you for sharing these thoughts with me. Now I'dbetter let you get back to waitressing."I go to stand up. "Oh, one last thing. Have you found anything thatsurprised you, anything that you didn't expect before your change?"A faraway look comes into her eyes. "Not until recently. But recentlyI've had the feeling, been thinking, maybe it would be nice to settledown. With someone. Maybe start a family. I could, you know. We magicclones have all the internal parts in working. God knew she needed soothing, she told herself as she walked. Last Thursday and Friday had been a continual living nightmare for her, plagued by the fear that she'd run into young Wayne Conroy and he would do or say something ruinous in a moment of boyish innocence. Monday hadn't been any better, especially after a weekend spent cooped up in her small apartment with nothing but her morbid thoughts to taunt her constantly. But the Conroy lad had thankfully remained out of sight, though Joan.