No elf today but Titania herself.Annette wore a dress to just below her knees. It also was cream but had an orchard theme, gentle branches with pink b...lossom and pale green leaves. Her deep blonde hair shone as did her blue eyes. She was entrancing but beside her mother she was elfin as opposed to fairylike.Richard felt a lump in his throat but, aware as ever, noticed that Deborah was strung tight as a bow. He swallowed and took a deep breath."Hello, my darling. Have you any idea how beautiful. Might as well find that out now as later, he thought."But although I spoke to Joe clearly about 'our' remaining, that was merely to avoid presenting any sense of indecision to him." he went on. "I know this is basically your program, but I cannot commit you to what I know is a risky undertaking, and if you would feel more comfortable having the lander come to retrieve you we shall arrange that." Are you done, Carlos?" asked Meiersdottir with a patient air."Well..." He was obviously taken. "Mr. Atwater said, "That was part of her punishment. Read Clause 4.8Paragraph 89 Subparagraph E. She threatened to tell others about theSidereus Prophecy. You can tell no one, not even your wife."I said matter-of-factly, "Yes, but I haven't signed your contract. So,what is stopping me from telling the world?"Mr. Atwater actually laughed openly. "It's been too long since I haveheard such brash words. There is nothing stopping you from telling theworld about what you have seen here while not. James now dressed in his workout gear met his mom inthere private gym.“Ok hon, I want to do some more ground work and maybesome wrestling,” Elizabeth said as she pumped her tonedthighs on the stationary bike; sweat already beading onher brow.“Ok, sure Mom,” replied James as he started looselywarming up.Elizabeth watched her son as she rode the exercisemachine; she looked at his cute face, his fair hair andhis well-muscled young body.Often she had thought of her son as.