"I... I think Barbara is running around on me," Steve admitted. He took a deep breath while he listened to Jon curse. Steve felt a little better. The ...ursing did nothing, not really, but it helped to know that his brother was squarely in his corner in whatever was coming."What can I do?" Jon asked when he ran out of four-letter words."There's a photograph in Sunday's Observer," Steve told him. "I need to see the whole thing, not just what they fit into a few column inches. Can you think of any. "After the passing of many summers the tribe should begin expanding and revive," he stated.The passing of time has a habit of doing it faster than anyone in the tribe could seem to grasp. The next fifteen years seem to come fast for the tribe. The tribe had entered a period of tranquility, staying in the meadow where the cave is. We managed our resources and stayed out of the way of trouble.In those fifteen years the women gave birth to eighty children of which sixty-five survived, thirty-five. I mean I was pretty good looking with wavy brown hair and dark brown eyes and a decent body. I was 14, 5’8”, 135 lbs, and was essentially hairless except for my armpits. I stood there for a few minutes and calmed myself down, went out to the sleeping area, and layed down in my bed. That night I didn’t sleep well as I thought about Connor. Was he serious? Or joking? Or maybe he’s going to reveal me to everyone or prank me if I show up? I finally convinced myself he had to be serious. Connor. She went into the bathroom and closed the door. It seemed like 10 minutes of standing there holding that tray until She finally returned. She fluffed Her pillow and put it behind Her back as She sat down back in the bed. She pulled Her covers back over Her legs and told me to sit the tray in Her lap. As I did I could tell by the look on Her face that She was upset about something. The very first thing She did was open the bagel and see that there was no cream cheese. She looked up at me.