" Ok let's move it, I want this treated as an S&R. Bravo Six DSTRA Moveout. Someone get me a pilot for that Twin Beach, I'm going along forthis one."N... one argued with me, as the five search and rescue birds left the baseheaded north. I could feel it in my bones, we were being contacteddirectly by an alien life form.We were criss crossing around the pole widening our search pattern. Thenabout a hundred miles toward Alaska search four called they hadsomething under the ice.It was buried about. She shook her head, letting her hair untangle as it whipped across her face. Then she stood up.Matilda shuffled to the kitchen in her bare feet. All she had on were panties. Leon did not seem to notice. She sat at her usual seat with her head down and eyes boring into the scrambled eggs on her plate."I'm sorry," she said without looking up."Eat."Not much was said during breakfast. When done, Leon left without saying where he was going. That was not unusual so Matilda hoped things would go back. I spent several years meeting the other rangers, rebuilding their steel weapons and learning the trade from them. Then I got my own area to patrol. I'd been on it ever since.She stirred after a bit. "Potty time?" She replied, "Please." I didn't have to carry her now, but I did. She did her business while I locked up the cabin. I took her into my arms once again and set off at a mile-eating lope down the path to the village. We got there a bit after they'd hoisted the main course out of the. Mrs Towers put her face in her free hand and asked: “What kind of mother, am I? I don’t know what to do.”“The kind of mother I want to try and be. Now, did you ask Adam what he wanted to do?” Maura wiped away tears gathering in Mrs Towers eyes.“He’s talking things out with our dads.” Emmy said. “I haven’t seen them since they put me in your room.”“Our room?” Maura hoped.“That doesn’t make any sense, Maura.” Her mother said.“Adam wants to be the daddy in his babies lives.” Maura bumped Emmy’s.