" She paused. "Our implants here aren't just silicon. The first implant is coated with Kevlar, and sewn into your ribcage. Very serious. We don't want... you thinking that you can remove them, because you can't! I told you to obey." She laughed, and started hitching with it. Now a tear of laughter fell from Her eye. "Spin the wheel again! Bitch!"Weakly, John Phillips spun the wheel, knowing now, that his life would never ever be the same again. Goddess choice.In the background, he heard a chanting. ‘And how much I need to have you make me feel that way?’ Larry’s response was to lower his face to hers and cover her lips with his. Their mouths opened and their tongues entwined in torrid fusion. Joanne’s arms slid around his neck, pulling him against her. They finally broke the kiss, their chests heaving. Larry stretched out on the sofa and Joanne snuggled close against him. ‘You make me feel safe again,’ Joanne said, loving the way it felt to have Larry’s arms wrapped around her. It made. .."Four hours later... Lois called out to the hiker ahead of her, "Va'an! If Amy is getting too heavy, I'll be happy to backpack her." * Thank * you * for * your * kindness! * But I've been a pack animal all my life, and what could be a more delightful load than carrying your own child?" Okay!" Lois dropped back a step to walk with her brother Mark, who was at the end of the line. "So how are we doing on time?"Mark glanced at his watch. "We're right at the 22-hour mark. We should be through. Being of Irish decent, she was not hesitant intelling John Lane exactly what she thought of his middle-aged, neo-adolescent stupidity.He was in love. She wasn't.He sent her not a single bouquet of flowers, but insteadhad the annoying tendency of filling a hospital room to thebrim with flower baskets while she was getting some muchneeded sleep between shifts.Susan O'Neil took those flowers and redistributed themaround the hospital. Not to be discouraged, John Lane wassingle-handedly responsible.