We were childless – I blamed Gloria and she blamed me but neither of us had the guts to be examined medically in case the blame came home to roost. ...Who wants to find out their powder is wet and useless, huh? Well, I would rue the day about being pig-headed and refusing to be tested. It all began when one of Gloria’s friends announced she was expecting her third child. Gloria started to panic as she’d just turned twenty-eight and worried that the cut-off date for successful conception was. Could this little girl actually be the person behind all this?"Well, I don't know, I don't really know her. I'm sorry," I said holding out my hand. "I'm James Edward Matthews, but you can call me Jimmy. What's your name?"She smiled and shook my hand. It was a typical little kid handshake; she just took it and pumped it up and down once. "I'm Amy, Amy Lynn Hampton." Well it's very nice to meet you Amy Lynn Hampton. Are you the one who has been showing me things about Rebecca?" Yes, and I'm sorry. I've got enough money saved up for a new one."I had never owned a computer. Having it for Master PC would be necessary, but it would also be helpful for school. "Thank you." Thank me by putting it to good use."I knew what she meant. It wasn't just my growing ... abilities that I was putting to use as her protector; I would use the program that had made us what we were to help ensure none of my women would fall to some malevolent intent. I nodded and we headed out.Though summer was waning, Texas. She looked at it for a few moments, as if deriving some kind of strength from it, then she resumed work with even greater energy. Laura noticed that she had not replaced the piece of paper in her bag, instead she had left it on the desk so she could glance at it periodically. Elspeth, meanwhile, was focusing furiously on this wretched essay. I had told her to apply herself to her work and she was doing it, but I had not told her she had to like it. To motivate herself she thought of the.