She watched as the clock on her phone rolled over from eight fifty-nine to nine am on the dot.There was a soft beeping that drew her attention as she ...ut her phone back down, the panel on the side of the wall was flashing with an alarm, she took a step towards it but movement and light to her right made her jump and turn, her towel falling from her as it did, leaving her naked. The heavy curtain was moving.“~If you love somebody~” the lyrics spilled out from the speakers on her phone.She turned. It becomes their de facto religion.One can learn to appreciate other religions, and even convert to a new faith, but one can only have one belief at a time.And there was no sign of the religions merging. All attempts to form a one world religion in the past had been dismal failures.The need to worship and feel awe, was something uniquely human. It is a characteristic that separates us from the other animals, even the higher primates.It also separates humanity into separate tribes.This. “Gabby’s going to have a baby!”That declaration brought me back to reality really quick. I pulled my lips way from Clara and I stared her in the eyes.“Really?” I asked tentatively. “Has her labour started already?”“Oui,” Clara declared with a big grin spread across her face, “and you are just in time to catch the baby.”I went pale. I almost dropped Clara onto the ground right then and there. Clara just laughed at my response. It wasn’t really that funny.Thankfully, I didn’t really have to catch. Being tapered it went in fairly easy and didn’t hurt too much. Next came the cucumber, I struggled to take that but eventually managed to take it all. Next came the zucchini, it was really thick and I just couldn’t take it; I was afraid that if he really forced it in he was going to cause serious damage. Fortunately he heeded my cries and gave up, re-inserting the cucumber and getting me to hold it in place. I was now about to discover what the plastic tubing was for; he grabbed the lube and.