Jim watched in total amazement as Katie deliberately spread her thighs wider. Jim's face turned three shades of red as his eyes opened wide. He looked...from Katie's exposed panties to her smiling face. His heart began to pound in his chest.Fortunately at that moment, Jenny came down the stairs."Has Katie been entertaining you," Jenny said, startling Jim as she walked up behind him."Uh... yea... we were just talking," Jim said with one last look at Katie's exposed thighs. Jim stood up quickly. No feathers were present and none were expected, since the nanites had grown Ellie's feathers for show for the Darjee and those had been molted a few months ago. However, the skin on both the boy and the girl had the appearance as if very small and fine feathers might have left a permanent imprint. Perhaps, Ellie thought, the impressions are an indicator of future feathers.Tonto noted a slight oddity in the DNA of both babies but he was unable to cross-reference the minor differences to any. The words I had practiced all the way in the cab never had the chance to get out. ‘Oh God, babe, I am so sorry.’ Her arms went around me and she kissed my cheek. ‘I was terrified you wouldn’t come. I am such a cow. I get so focused and, well, no excuses, I fucked up. Can you forgive me?’ Her embrace became a tender hug. She held me like that and all my resolve evaporated. I think I may have let a tear slither down my cheek. I hope I wiped it away before she saw. Her hands gripped my arms and. .." Yeah, well, I don't think I can care about that, right now." Blainewas nearly as close to tears as John was. He was holding it together,but not for long. He needed to get away from Bebe before he criedhimself. There was one lingering concern though. Leaving her alone. Hewanted to swear at her and call her more horrible things, but it justwasn't in him to do it. He knew he should be a gentleman, like hismother had taught him, but he just couldn't do that either. Instead hesaid, "You know.