"Kick off your shoes and relax. I'm going to put on some music and find one of those books."Without much difficulty, Sarah retrieved a book from a boo... case that Kyle had not noticed when he first entered the room. She handed it to Kyle and sat down on the sofa next to him. When he turned the book over, just as she said, there was a picture of his father. And on the first page was the dedication, to him, just as she had claimed."You're even better looking than him, and I think he was handsome.. Once a slave had finished his chore, I assigned him another. The whole thing lasted the entire afternoon and at the end, the house was spotless. Aside from a few more kicks, a derogatory comment now and then, a couple of good smacks in the back of their heads and having to raise my whip one more time on paulie (who spilled some water too after I had sunk his head in the toilet), nothing out of the ordinary happened. However, I found it to be a very good experience. It demanded a lot of. I just wish I could get some kind of waiver to let her get licensed, but she's only fourteen. She has to wait three years."Tina's giving us her car for the weekend," she said. "So we won't have to rent. It's not like we're going to tour the countryside, exactly." You and your sisters seem to have us scheduled out pretty well," I said.Giggle. "They're something, aren't they, darlin'?" Yes, they are. D'ya know how excited I get, thinking that I have friends like them?" D'ya know how scary it is,. "Jim opened his eyes and gazed at Isabelle for a moment. "Issie, you would stick out like a sore thumb. The quantum shadow resonance keeps us from aging, but it also has cut you off from having a life on Earth. You'd probably be dissected if you were seen now."Isabelle gave a sarcastic laugh. "The last dozen years were one gendercidal war after another, each one dirtier than the last. Look what happened in Indonesia last year, all the horrors... So what have I missed? And besides, I can still.