Although Lauren was trying not to look, she was envious of both her friend’s underwear and her figure. Nikki pulled down her knickers to her knees a...d absently scratched her bottom as though an itch had interrupted her. Slowly, she moved her legs up and down while itching so that the knickers fell to the floor, leaving her naked. She took the bikini bottom and pretended to look at the material closely.“What’s up?” asked Lauren with a puzzled look on her face.“Just checking for gum. You can’t be. We had fished, gone to football and got drunk together more times than I care to remember; we even dated the same girls, one of whom was Kathy, his now wife."Come on over, don't be alone," he said, "I'm sure Kathy can cook up something nice and we'll have a few beers."Kathy was now a few pounds overweight, but all in the right places. I can still remember having fun with her in the back seat of my car."Thanks, mate," I said with feeling.This was the third night since Beth had gone and I was. He was the kind of old man that she found herself seeking approval from without understanding why. He was always caring, always gentle, she thought him a great big teddybear of a man. However, she only realized his thorough goodness after Philip had forced her to see the world with new eyes. And now she saw him crumbling into despair. He was a man who didn’t deserve heartbreak and yet was cursed to watch a second loved one whither and die. His pain, his barely concealed despondency, and his. I would like to give Fred a body, so he can see and feel and touch, just like you and I. If it works, then any Hellslinth, that is not a pilot, could have a body too. I mean, imagine if this works, your people could sell clones to other Hellslinth or lease the technology for clones and the process to make bodies for Hellslinths everywhere. They could even be used for other non-corporeal entities throughout the multi-verse. Your species would be rich beyond counting with something like this, if.