.." Llaaarrry!" she said, as only a teen can do." ... then I thought about grounding you, but you're moping around here all the time anyway, so that w...uldn't be a punishment either. So, what I want you to do is to pick out ten books from this box." I dropped it on her desk. "Then, along with this one other book I picked out, I want you to read them and write a three-page book report on each one of them by next Monday night at the latest. Agreed?" I asked her.She nodded, relieved that there. Of course, I should mention that John is now thoroughly tanned. You would have trouble recognizing him. His hair has been sun-bleached to near white as well. He's one of the leaders among the children, but also watches out for them. Phoebe is the oldest and can be extremely caring, but she just can't form bonds easily. It's clear that the fact that her parents basically abandoned her has left huge scars. Erica and I are already preparing to add her to the harem in a few months when she tests.. " Dress classy." Don't I always?" I said, agitated."Classy doesn't always mean sexy. This client is apparently veryparticular and clear that you dress a bit conservative, but sexy." Okay, got it." Good, don't be late," she said before hanging up.A little exasperated, I was glad the call had ended. Though I had nothingagainst Cherrie, she could be quite cold at times. She was very moody. Oncertain days, she would be like the best friend you never had. On others,she behaved like the ice. I would play along with her, but I would win in the end. So one evening I reluctantly told her that I would do it, but only because I knew how happy it would make her.We discussed numerous guys we knew, but eventually decided it would be better to find someone who didn’t know us to father our child. We didn’t want any future connection, and that would not be possible if one of our friends fathered the child. Millie had been tracking her cycles for several months when we took a vacation to a.