"Mary Janice Davidson - Canis Royal 02 - Mating Season" - читать интересную книгу автора (Davidson Mary Janice)

"No, no, it's slang for pregnant. She got pregnant with me when she was still a kid herself. But jeez,
they've only been hereтАж what? A month?"

"Your mother and her companions? One moonround, yes."

"And he's, like, all over her. It's weird."

"My mother was one much like yours, I think."

Lois had put her handgun back together and was now getting organized, but she looked up at that.
"What? Your mom was fromJersey ?"

"No, but she was not from our world. She just appeared one day, much like you did."

"And your dad met her and fell hard for her and that's why he's been alone so long," she mused aloud.
"He's been waiting for someone closer to his own age, someone who comes from where we came
fromтАж hmm. That's very interesting, Damon."

"I know many interesting things," he said solemnly.
"Did she ever want to go back? Your mom?"

"No, I believe she was happy here. Although she did miss some things, as you miss the Dairy Queen."

"Don't say it. I've been dreaming of Dilly Bars. You guys need way more dairy products over here.
Though I'm not sure a Blizzard would qualifyтАж"

"My mother talked and talked about the Hitchcock when I was a child," Damon said. "Do you know the
Hitchcock?"

"I've heard of him," Lois replied carefully. Ah-ha! Maltese! Her brother-in-law's funny name suddenly
made sense. Damon was lucky he wasn't named Marnie. "Did she ever say how she came here?"

"Just that she was dreadfully unhappy where she was, and that her prayers were answered."

"Oh. I wonder what happens," she mused, "if someonehere is unhappy. Do their prayers get answered?
Anybody here ever justтАж pop out of sight?"

"To my knowledge, no. You might answer my prayers now," Damon suggested, smiling and holding out
his hand.

Lois rolled her eyes. "You talk like you didn't just get some nooky two hours ago."

"An eternity of sunrounds," he said solemnly, then boomed laughter when she tickled his ribcage.


Chapter 2