His anger and impatience grew; time was passing and he had yet to be looked into.When he had all but given up hope, the screeching of hinges let him k...now that a door was being opened. The voice that floated to his ears sent relief flooding through him, still knowing he should be angry. Yet the words that left her lips immediately forced that warm feeling into hiding."Oh my pet, have you missed me? I see that you are still more than ready to play. Good, for I have brought a few friends who need. She stood in front of the pair and betrayed no sign of embarrassment. Although her home on Mars was most famous for its military culture, perhaps it was also sexually liberal.Beatrice strapped her thong about her waist while Paul took rather more time to fight his way back into his underpants, trousers and loose shirt. He wished he'd known sooner that this summons would come so that he could dress more formally, but he knew such concerns wouldn't bother Beatrice.The lovers walked with the. "," Elrod replied. "We are Morpheus of Fictionmania. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. Your fantasies, your desires, your dreams will be incorporated into the collective. You will exist to service ... Fictionmania." LOL," Carrie and others typed, the chat shorthand for `laugh out loud.'The joke would have been forgotten, but a few days later, Morpheus submitted yet another SRU story, and with it, a note to the Fictionmania e-mail list. Elrod couldn't let that one go. He typed a. I reached for ascrunchie but after a quick glance in the mirror I thought that I lookedmuch cuter with my hair down and decided against it.I loved the face that reflected back at me. Madison was the perfectcombination of young maturing woman and childhood innocence. The fadingfreckles on my new face were the remaining characteristics of the littlegirl Madison once was. It made me think for a moment about what it wouldhave been like if things went differently. What if I became Hailey andMason.