"No, why?" she said.Johnny frowned. "Well, it's just that you're getting so ... big ... in the middle," he said.Becca ran her hands over her tummy. "I...guess I'm a little bigger," she said. She pulled up her shirt, revealing a six-months-pregnant bulge. Her smooth skin looked shiny and tight."No, I'm not pregnant," Becca said. She snugged her shirt back down over her belly. "I'm just retaining water. It's my time of the month." She gave Johnny an awkward smile and turned away.An hour later,. "Aaron had a puzzled look on his face and Roger continued, "A life estate is where you sell me the house but I give you the right to live here as if it was your own home for as long as either of you or both of you live."Aaron still had a puzzled look on his face, "I'm going to make you a proposal. As you know, a life estate has value. If you're agreeable we can have the house appraised by an appraiser of your choice. After you have a chance to go over the appraisal I'll buy your house for. He could disable all of them in just a couple of minutes, if needed, but he had to be sure it was worth the chance. If he acted prematurely, he would be confined to a cell in the brig and that would put a serious crimp in any plans he had of escaping.He had made plan after plan, and discarded them all. His exercise regimen had him more fit than at any period in his life, but he had to face the facts. He was still minus a leg, dressed in a hospital gown and his only weapons, besides his hands,. She pretended to drop something on the floor and quickly sat back down, fumbled around on the floor a moment and shook the woman's hand while seated."Amy Caldwell," said the lovely black haired beauty smiling and offering her hand."Cassi Taylor," answered the detective taking the delicate hand in hers. Cassi smiled as well but the reason for her smile was twofold. Outwardly it appeared as a simple cordial smile of introduction, but Cassi was suddenly aware of yet one more change in her since.