"You're welcome,..." John." John. And thank you."Daddy let go of his hand and said, "Sure thing. Come on, Laurie. See if you can get Posie to follow y...u out to the car."She giggled, "OK Daddy. Posie. Posie. Come on, Girl."She took off towards the front and Posie scampered after her.Daddy looked at the two of us. "Did you hear what she called me?"I said, "Daddy. It's a lot easier than Daddy John. What are you going to do when she starts calling you Mama, Wanda?" I don't know." Well, you better. The feeling was cold as it surged through him but he paid it no mind. Alone or in a crowd, he would do anything needed.He couldn't help but recall all of their talks about what bullshit the CAP system was. They'd denounced it angrily, spitting about how it was just another way for the rich to screw the poor. Although none of the one percenters admitted it, the two of them had been positive that when push came to shove, the hallowed wealthy would be off Earth laughing as the Sa'arm came to eat. Dead.Tarjana left her where she fell.As she turned and moved towards where the corpse of the male lay, Tarjana wondered if the female had known she was about to die, or if she had cared.Of the male's corpse, Tarjana made swift work, still fearful of the strange, enveloping mists that had snatched the juveniles away. Quickly Tarjana removed the best of the meat such as she could carry away with her and eat that night. The remainder she left for the predators and scavengers of the jungle, from. Bobbi called in at random times twice a day. All was quiet with them and the various agencies were following leads and contacts, determining their next move, and how to generate some more movement, but they were happy not to have all the details. Annie was relaxing and expressed being happier than she had been in years … maybe longer than that.After giving the women a tour of the house on the first day, Jake announced that he would sleep in the barn, Annie could have his bedroom (king sized.