It was a couple of weeks later I had gone for a night out with some students to a local pub I saw Julie sitting in the lounge chatting to a older lady... after the lady had left I went to the bar and got a glass of wine which I took to Julie’s table she smiled ‘I came to apologize for the chat up line I don’t normally do that but I’m looking for my Mother’ I explained about the adoption and finally mentioned the locket she sat in silence when she asked to see it the effect was electric. Has soon. Paul, it's not even seven o'clock yet!" You don't need to see this business, Lois." I've seen you without your braces before." Yeah, but. This is different. I gotta take off the wrappings, and go through all sorts of stuff. It would be... It would be embarrassing." I could help." I like it better, Lois, when we can just pretend that I'm -- like -- normal." You're pretty normal. You got your legs blown off. It didn't seem to have blown your mind." I feel uncomfortable with it." Paul, I can't. ”“Uh, yeah. I occasionally play when I have the time...”“Computer!”“Yes, Jeff?”“If they aren’t busy, have Nat, Nicki, and Whitney come to the living room, please.”There was a pause, before, “Nicki said to tell you they were on the way.”“Thank you.”“Any time, Jeff,” the AI said.“Any time, Jeff,” he mimicked under his breath. “They’ve been screwing around with the AI’s programming again.”A moment later, the three young wives burst into the living room, Nicki immediately plopping down in her. Tom and Cal were saddled and ready to ride in no time, and walked across the dusty street to the boarding house to tell Callie and Cathy they were leaving.“Why did this have to happen, we had all these plans to celebrate the Fourth of July together,” Callie said as tears welled up in her eyes.“We don’t know what this is about but if there’s any way, we’ll be back for the celebration,” Tom told them.Both girls wanted to kiss their friends goodbye but settled for a hug.Tom and Cal set out on a.