The protective coating that had once covered the skin had been scrubbed off by decades of atmospheric landings. The hull was dented, creased and hardl...y looked capable of holding air, much less holding together through the stresses of a launch from a gravity well.Bob, sensing her hesitation, touched her elbow."I've known the owner for 35 years. I'd bet my remaining leg that she's a lot better on the inside."Bob's words turned out to be prophetic. The inside of the small ship was as clean and. He looked at them for a while, wondering. What kind of parents produced children as good as these? Impressive. Then he cast his eyes down a little. The top two drawers, they'd contain underwear...He tried not to think of Shahia like this, but, damn, she was pretty sexy when it came to it. While he was doing housework earlier, he'd taken the washing off the drying rack and folded it. Some of it had been Shahia's underwear, so he'd left that for Alyssa to do, since she was helping him, but he. I had several meetings with the different groups of employees and told them about Abby leaving the company to Peggy and me. There were a lot of questions but I think that I answered the major ones and at least bought myself some time. I knew that a lot of the employees were waiting to see how things would shake out. I'm sure that there was some grumbling; there's always a few that hate everything. All in all, everyone chipped in and did his or her share.Peggy really shined in the office. She. She would meticulously shower, shave and apply his favorite lotion, and greet him wearing the emerald green bra and boy shorts he had selected for her at the lingerie specialty shop during their last visit to Vancouver. Sam loved that set, especially since he had cleverly modified the bra by making a small crosscut in the center of each cup to allow him access to his wife’s sensitive nipples while she was wearing the alluring article. He could do what he wished to them, depending on his mood at.