On the verge of tears, I turned and looked at her. I needed to say something but I had no idea what. She leaned in close, kissed me on the cheek. “...ood girl.” She held me in her arms, and it felt so good, like I was protected, safe. She sat back and guided me down, so my head was in her lap, and I almost didn’t think about that little strip of her thong covering you-know-what, and the warmth of her skin. A tear leaked out, ran down my cheek to her thigh. If she noticed, she didn’t say. After the meeting Brian asked if we had given any thought to computerisation."The thought had occurred to me Brian but I must admit I know stuff all about them. I've seen a few in different offices that I've been in but that's about it I'm afraid." The reason I asked ... two reasons actually, first, the last place I worked at used them for printing out cutting lists, ordering materials and a raft of other tasks. The main reason though, is my wife Jen is looking for work ... she was the operator. I’ll talk to her on the weekend if she comes around. She’s only been coming every second or third weekend since the media incident. She’s still apologetic and remorseful over her role in the revelations.”Julie spoke up, “I think it’s for the best that all that happened. People know now that I belong to the Circle, and they looked at me for a while like I had four eyes and a unicorn horn. Now, they’ve gotten past that.”Owen laughed, “You do know that a unicorn is an illusive and hard to catch. " Mom began to pull the tapes to close her nightie and I quickly protested,"Don't cover them up, Mom. They are beautiful." Mom paused and without going any further to cover herself she said,"Oh well, I suppose you've seen them now and I can't do any more harm. It's just a pity that we are mother and son otherwise..." And she stopped mid-sentence. I urged her on,"Otherwise what? Don't stop there. Finish what you started to say."Mom blushed a bit and then went on,"Otherwise I guess that you'd be.