“Well?” Deena said.“First time. Third-best first time in my life.”“Third?”“First, my first time with Bill. Second, my first time with YO....”“Hmmmphh! I guess I should be happy I made the list at all!”“You’re just evil,” I laughed.“I know. And a little bit jealous...”“Uh, you ‘n’ Cindy and the ultralights...”“Not the same. I’m proud, though...”“Should be. So, you get finished with that social studies paper?”“Yeah. Got Sandy’s notes. And Brindy’s. Added my own spin. I’ll get that one out of the. Me ‘n’ Tommy are the ‘real engineers’ only by accreditation. We’ve graduated. Terri will graduate in two months with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. That’s hereditary. Her dad and her step-mom are double E’s. Terri’s breaking new ground in robotics and autonomous systems.”I watched Major Kettler’s face as he parsed all that speech. I also watched Terri’s face, adoring Jerry, who adores her right back.“Okay,” Derek said. “Bug’s ready to go.”Major Kettler looked down at the. Remember when I made us look younger. It takes a few minutes for it to take effect, but can easily be done without using too much power," the demon responded."Can we for instance change our hair color?" Jennifer wondered."We can make it purple if we wanted too, but it would take months before the hair has grown enough so we can cut off the last of the old hair. The hair is not living cells," the demon responded."Ah, that is reasonable. We need to figure out something better," Jennifer thought. " She sobbed softly. "Maybe it would be best if Ileave."I gave her a shake. "Don't be ridiculous you aren't going anywhere. Ilove having you in my life It is what I always wanted. I adore you. No Ineed you here with me." But it's making you sad and miserable." I just feel a little down at the moment. It's not just Amy, there arelots of things and that's just a tiny part of it." I gave her a peck onthe forehead. "Never for one minute think you aren't welcome here. Iwould give my life to have you.