I see." I told her I probably seemed more human because I met someone I really liked. And that if you and I went to the Halloween dance that I'd be gl...d to dance one dance with her. I have an idea you'll be dancing one with Chris, too." You do, huh? What makes you think I'd want to go to a dance with you? I've heard stories of what happens to innocent girls at your school." Well, we'll have to make sure you're not innocent by the time of the dance." Oh, Jackie, I love you." I love you too,. I told her how fantastic she looked. Cindy said she had seen it in Cosmo, “You know Cosmopolitan, the magazine ladies read. It cost a bundle, but I had to have it! Do you think it’s too skimpy for Chicagoan’s sensibilities?”“Maybe, but not mine,” I said. “Less is more in my book.”Getting a boat ready to go out on the lake is always time-consuming. There’s the fuel and checking the gear and loading the food and the water toys. It took over an hour with her help. I thought she was going to fall. '"Computer initiate auto landing sequence 1 km from anomaly's perimeter."'Auto landing sequence engaged.'Computer set the ship down on a small flat area on the southern perimeter of the anomaly; the only flat space available. What the??"Computer, status?"'All systems nominal. This land mass is artificial.'"WHAT? Computer confirm last."'All sensors show this land mass to be artificial in makeup. No volcanic upheaval apparent. No natural continental drift apparent. All scans show mass to be made. A rubber dress!Annabel had two black rubber dresses. One took a good 20 minutes to get on as it required a lot of talc, bothon the inside of the dress and on her body, before it could gradually be rolled on! The other had a 2 way zipall the way down the front and, with a lot of stretching and a bit of talc, was on in 2 minutes. She chose the 2minute option, but I still had to help stretch it around her so that the two sides met in the middle and shecould zip it up! It fitted her like a second.