I managed connections to Las Vegas. Jon, my boyfriend if one can call him that drove down from Reno to pick me up. He had his Corvette, similar to min...e. We drove fast, and were at the Casino in no time. I just stayed there since I had a flight out for home the next day. It felt good to curl up next to Jon. We talked most of the night away, finally making sweet love in the wee hours of the morning like an old married couple. Jon pecked me on the cheek at the doorway to the airport, and was gone.. " The hint of a smile played around her lips."Okay," I said, thinking aloud to try to get a grip on the situation. "Let's say this is real, that I have not inhaled some cleaning solution and you are really a genie. I guess the first thing that comes to mind is ... only one wish? I thought it was three?"She nodded, her face serious. "It was for most of the last millenium, but the genies' union negotiated and won the right to certain limits on wishes and how they are executed, and those mandates. It had been painstakingly cleared and the area was free and ready for young Edie to enter. She walked forward to a subdued, unsure applause, her naked slight frame causing a ripple of excitement amongst the gathered hundred or so selected spectators in the ranks of tiered seats. “She looks so young,” murmured Eli to his wife Beth in the most expensive front row seats. “I thinks she’s the oldest of seven,” she replied, hushing the farmer. “Certainly the most experienced,” chuckled Ezra, Eli’s. " With that said, the man rose to his feet, and left. My mind was racing, Dad's daughter, how could that be? Was she here to stay? I sat stilly at the break room table, watching Dad rise and beacon the girl to follow him. I could tell this strange man, my father, and the farm surroundings scared her. She clutched her small handbag to her chest as she sheepishly rose to follow. Dad paused inside the doorway, giving her a warm smile and a reassuring hug."Don't be afraid Chandra, you are safe here.