He was a very good looking man in a very masculine way.“She didn’t say anything that wasn’t true. We both know that, Jack, unless you don’t th...nk I’m beautiful. That was the only part anyone could dispute,” replied Laura as she wiped stray tears from her cheeks.“I don’t want you to suffer now for something that happened six years ago,” responded Jack. “It’s over and done. We’ve both moved on. It’s time to bury the past and look ahead.”“Over and done?” repeated Laura. “That sounds simple enough.. He had left the cabin speakers on. Max asked the tower if there were any planes in the air below 10000 within 2 miles of the Island airport.Max made the normal takeoff announcement on the Island frequency and the plane rolled onto the runway as he added some throttle. As soon as the G5 was straight on the runway I could tell by the way the plane lunged - he had added balls to the wall throttle.From where I was sitting I watched the tachometer for the shaft speed and the exhaust temperature peg. Jacob stepped out of his room. “Be careful. You never know who it might be, especially at this hour.”“I know how to use a peep hole, Jacob.” Rudolf finally got his robe fastened. The intrusion started with someone knocking and then pounding on the door. They switched to the door bell, starting with a single buzz, before progressing to a constant ringing.Leaning in, Rudolf checked who it was, and opened the door.“Thanks, Mr. Morgan. I appreciate it. I realize how late it is, but didn’t know. I put my hand on her thigh, and she smiled and squeezed it again. The thing was, I wasn't much in the mood for sex, anyway. I still thought Catherine was gorgeous, but I guess my body just wasn't up to it.Down at the clinic Dr Esterhaus examined me. He measured my height, and agreed that I had shrunk from my height at admission, which had been 6'2." I explained that I had always been slightly taller than that anyway, so I had shrunk a little *before* admission, but that seemed like a.