7 to 9.8 on the Richter scale."Alvaro heard Megan give a small whimper. It's been 142 years since the San Francisco earthquake of April 1906, and what... Alvaro was describing was a geological event with a hundred times the ground motion and a thousand times the energy release."Megan..." He paused. "You still there?" Yes," she whispered. "I'm still here." The Canadian scientists think the quake caused some sort of rupture on the eastern edge of the Juan de Fuca Plate. It's not far off the coast of. "I've never seen you look so lovely," Hank murmured. "You're radiant."She smiled, nodded and gently squeezed his hands.He stared into her eyes. There was something different in them. Instead of just fondness and affection there was a new warmth and happiness. He had never seen her looking happier. Then it hit him. She was looking at him with love. His chest contracted with joy and his voice came out as a croak."Oh, my darling!"She fell forward and laid her cheek against his. His arms went round. Are you sure that you want some old broad behind you when you could have your pick of all those sexy young girls out there?’ She said after taking a sip on her drink. I knew that she was fishing for a compliment so I walked up behind her, wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close. ‘You are the sexiest woman that I’ve ever known Mom.’ I leaned in and kissed her lightly on the cheek before continuing, ‘Any man would be envious of me if he saw you packing behind me.’ She put her hand on my. Still, if that was all that had happened... But it wasn't. I may have been a bit fuzzy, but when I felt his hand in my pants, I knew I had to stop him. I also knew I could stop him. I wanted to stop him, but I didn't.No, I wasn't drunk. No, I didn't want to have sex with him. No, he didn't force me. I did decide that for some reason I've never been able to figure out that I shouldn't stop him, and I didn't.I'd worn a skirt, and he never even took down my panties. He just shoved them aside and.