?Ethan, don't be embarrassed,? said the younger doctor. ?I've worked on aranch and on a ranch, none of the Ponies wear any clothes. All the Ponies who...an at Arlington, ran naked. Their bodies were decorated in stable colors? She was right, of course. In his high school meets, Ethan had always wornshorts. Now things would be different. If he were somehow accepted at the BarNone Ranch, he would receive the best Pony training in the world but he wouldhave to follow the rules. If he did well, he. “Yes it is,” she replied, still in bewildered-mode, “Did CNN tell you that?” “It's been over two weeks since you received it .” Carie closed her eyes and shook her head. “'It'? What are you...?” She paused, her mouth rounding open just as her eyes did. “Oh. Ohh! The ticket.” Vasily stood quietly, waiting. Carie rolled her eyes to the side. “You remember writing that? It was like a message written by someone who had just been hit over the head with a hammer.” She immediately winced, realizing. It was an offer Winterhorn never would have--probablycould not have--refused. I could sense Marcus responding, and I smiledinto his eyes. But he was hesitating. I gave him my best coy smile. "Incase you're wondering, I can't get pregnant today." To myself I added,"At least I don't think I can."Amazingly, though, he backed away. There was sweat on his face. "No,Marisa, thank you, but it wouldn't be right. That calls for a commitmentwe could never keep, and it would create a bond we couldn't. We never told you, maybe we should have, but it was our secret.”At this point, Julie interjected. “So you know, switching was my idea, I talked Jenny into it. If you are going to be mad, be mad at me Ð not her.”Ron looked at both girls, even now he couldn’t tell them apart.“I’m not mad, I understand what you did and why, but how did it get to this point? It’s one thing to go on a few dates, but well, we did a lot more than date this week. How can you not be upset with each other?” Ron.