We were trailing westward near the Arkansas State line (I thought). Before he was killed, Fred had sold me on looking at Colorado as a place to settle...and farm. He had mapped out a trail that he thought was a good way to go, so we were going that way.We turned north, and headed through Arkansas. It was a rugged trip and I was very glad we had spare wheels for the wagons, since we broke a wheel on each one. I fixed the wheel from Nita's wagon, but I had to make a new one for mine.I made two. Olivia kissed him gently, got up and went to take a shower. Paul joined her and enjoyed helping her get clean. Her happiness was intoxicating and he knew just being near her was a reward in itself. He would take whatever she offered.Markus wasn’t happy when they came down, as he was just as much in lust with her as Paul was. Professor Inkle patted his shoulder, “He won’t be able to keep her long, son. She is not his destiny any more than she is yours.”Markus sighed. He looked at the men around. I had been to some, but never went behind the black curtains. I wasn’t certain what went on back there, but it seemed seedy to me and I wasn’t to that. This time was going to be different and I was going to see what was down those dark corridors. I drove up to Aberdeen and there were a few places to choose from. It’s been so long I don’t remember the name of the place, but it was brick building and I walked in, showed my ID and looked around for a bit. I looked at the magazines and VHS tapes. Frank for everything the Academy had done to prepare her for Ned’s evaluation assessment. Caterina turned to Ned who guided her out the door and into the car. During the drive, Ned went through his standard technical questions and Caterina was eager to show her intelligence. Ned could see she had aced the beauty regimen. Though wearing clothes was required for the journey, Caterina had chosen minimal silky running shorts, sneakers and a slender tube top which molded her breasts into large round.