Note: This story was dynamically reformatted for online reading convenience. Mg* ped 1st cons rom inc preg anal oral mc ScFi Author: YAWN - Yet Another Writing Newbie. Copyright 2010-2011 YAWN Electronic distribution permission granted to asstr.org. Permission for any other use must be obtained by contacting the author via asstr.org. If you can't tell this is fiction from the copyright date and the story dates, you're either not old enough or not smart enough to be reading it. ---- A note of thanks to those who have emailed me about this series. The only payment A.S.S.M. or asstr.org authors receive is reader response, so it's much appreciated. For the person who liked the longer chapters best, I'll have to say that the chapters vary as inspiration strikes. There are occasionally days when my fingers can't keep up with the inspiration, but a day with no inspiration is much more common. The original intent was a short story, triggered by a dry spell on A.S.S.M. when there were few stories posted and most of the postings were, at best, mediocre. Having convinced myself that "I can write a better story than that" the short story was started and has continued to grow. The stories to date total over 170,000 words - the equivalent of two long novels - and written in less than a year; not exactly what I anticipated when starting that 'short story'. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 7 September 2015 01:02 "Uncle George, wake up and do me again." "Lacey, it's 1AM and we must be up early in the morning." "I know, but I've been laying here thinking about how wonderful it is to be with you and I'm ready to go again. The pillow is under my butt. Let me suck you until you're hard." Another little deep-throater! I don't know if I'll survive this. "You're hard and wet. Put it in me." "It's in." "Deeper!" "I just hit bottom." "I know. It feels so good to have all of you in me!" "Not quite all." "Will all of it fit in my butt?" "Probably - but you don't get babies there." "I just want all of you - let me roll over." "OK, scoot to the edge of the bed and let your legs hang down." "Ooooh! That's a lot in me!" "Not quite all, though. Let me stroke in and out." "Harder and deeper, Uncle George!" "As you wish." "That... feels... so... good... harder..." And the bed is moving as my balls slap her lower lips. "Faster!" Any faster and my dick will start smoking, horny little girl - but I do like having an eager partner. Knew I wouldn't last long. "Here it comes." "Oooh! Wo..." And she's out again. Wonder how she'd like a long, slow session that didn't bring her quite that high? A smaller orgasm that she could stay awake to enjoy. I would certainly enjoy a long, slow session - maybe with her on top? I've petered out. Time for a spoon snuggle with all this beautiful girl skin. The alarm will be going off all too soon... Monday, 7 September 2015 06:20 Brrt! Brrt! Brrt! Brrt! "What's that noise? This isn't my bed. Where am I?" "Lacey, you stayed with us last night." "Hi, Uncle George. You're my favorite lover and will be the father of all twelve of my children and all ten of Emily's." "Twelve?" "Yes. Eleven girls and one boy. All the girls will want you to father their children. The boy will want you to teach him how to be a good lover so he can please all the girls who want him." "How do you know?" "I just do. When I spend a lot of time very close to someone, I can see what I will be doing with them in the future. I'll be with you when the ship comes to take us back to our home galaxy." "When will this happen?" "I don't know the date, but there are a lot of babies around you when it happens." "How do you know about Emily?" "I know about her planning to ask you because Grandpa Ed told her that he couldn't make babies in her and she asked if it was OK to ask you. He said yes. I know about her children because I've been with her a lot - and sometimes we practice kissy-face with each other. It's not as good as with you 'cause your tongue is bigger and longer to suck on and you can squeeze my whole butt with one hand while the other hand pulls me closer to kiss me harder - but you never hurt my lips. You said you can 'feel' when I hurt so you know just how hard to do it to make me feel good. I love you, Uncle George, you're my soul mate and I want to live with you and have your babies forever!" "I can feel that you need to go pee, so go now." "Yes, Uncle George. You're the best lover ever. I bet Emily will feel the same." Soul mate? Lover? Does she have romantic feelings about me? I need to know more about any relationship changes the genetic modifications might have caused, whether intentional or side effects. Will Emily feel the same? Life was MUCH simpler a month ago. "Everyone except Molly to the kitchen for breakfast." "Poppy, we need your help." "On my way, Sarah." "Rose, can you check whether I'm pregnant?" "Yes, but you gotta be still. Linda said it tickled but you gotta be still anyway." "I'll try. That tickles!" "I said it would, Lacey. Be still." "OK. Still as I can be." "You're pregnant. It's a girl." "Lacey, after school today you need to see Dr. Chambers for some medications you'll need while you're pregnant. Her office is on the school floor. Tell her what Rose told you and I'm sure she'll want to do a test or two as well. When you get home today, tell your Grandpa Ed." "Yes, Uncle George." "Head for school, girls. Molly and I will share the elevator with you but only to the hospital floor." """"OK."""" Lacey was with them on that? She's either closer family than I thought or being with four Wilson family members brings out that ability very quickly. "I wanna hug you bye, Molly." """Me too!""" "I'll let Ms. Williams know when the babies are delivered. She can tell you then. Meanwhile, no trying for long distance mental connections. You pay attention in class and remember to behave when you come to the hospital or there will be consequences." "Consequences, Dad?" "Abby, when Poppy gives specific instructions, 'consequences' means you'll get your bare butt spanked if you don't follow the instructions." "OK, I'll be good." "See you girls later." "Hold my hand, Daddy? I'm scared." "Yes, Honey. You're facing something you've never before experienced and the unknown is always a little scary. That's one reason I told you to pack your pink blanket and Georgie Bear." "I understand. Will you be with me the whole time?" "As long as the doctors will allow me to be there - and I'll be there when you wake up." "As long as you're with me." "I will be." "Good morning, George, Molly." "Good morning, Willa. Molly's a little too scared for it to be a good morning for her." "Molly, I want you to drink this little glass of apple juice. There's medication in it that will make you less scared and maybe a little sleepy." "OK. It tastes funny." "The apple juice covers most of the medicine's taste, but not all of it." "OK." "Did you have a hard time getting the other girls to go on to school, George?" "Not really. I just promised 'consequences' if they didn't do as I requested." "'Consequences', George?" "That's Daddy's word for being spanked on your bare butt. Me and Sarah and Sheila have had 'consequences'. The others believed what we said about it stinging and they haven't felt consequences yet." "Sheila had 'consequences'? She never mentioned that." "She got it for same reason that Molly and Sarah did - she did something again after being warned not to." "I guess she realized that she brought those consequences on herself and she didn't want to tell me about it." "Whatever her reasons were, I considered the matter closed afterwards." "Whee!" "I think your medication is taking effect, Molly. Let's get you in this surgical gown and I'll start an IV." "My butt's not covered, Dr. Chambers! Don't you have a gown that doesn't have holes in it?" "All the gowns are made that way, Honey. It's easier for the doctors to reach all the parts of your body when the gown is loose like that." "OK. Look at my bare butt, Daddy. Whee!" "Time to take her back, George. You put on the scrub suit and mask on that chair and come back with us. Your Daddy will hold your hand while you go to sleep, Molly." "OK. Hold both my hands, Daddy?" "Only while we walk back. I'll have to move out of the doctors' way once you're in the operating room. I'll hold your hand or foot or whatever I can reach during your surgery." "OK. I'm sleepy, Daddy. Kiss me goodnight?" "Yes, Molly." That's the least coordinated kiss I've ever received. She also let go of my hands. "George, you stand at the foot of the table and hold Molly's right foot. Then you can tell her you were here the entire time." "Thanks, Willa." "No, thank you for caring so much about the girls in this program - whether in your family or not. Do you have names picked out for the babies?" "Yes, and in the order listed. Baby 1 will be Molly Jean, baby 2 will be Georgiana, baby 3 will be Sandra." "Because of the positions of the babies, we'll take the singleton first. Does that affect the naming?" "Yes. The singleton will be Sandra. The firstborn twin will be Molly Jean." "OK. Written in on the anklets they'll receive. You don't have to watch, George. This is a rather messy procedure. I know that mothers and babies usually do fine but fathers don't always manage that well." "I removed bullets under much worse conditions. I'll be fine." "Just checking whether we needed someone to watch over you." "The incision is made. The twins have moved to the top, Dr. Chambers." "Then let's get Molly Jean and Georgiana out." "Here's the first one." "Suction. She's breathing." "Tag her with Molly Jean and I'll get her twin sister." "Suction for this one. She's breathing." "Tag her Georgiana and let's get the other sister." "Got her also." "Suction. She's breathing." "Tag her Sandra. Get them weighed and measured." "Yes, Dr. Chambers." "Let's get this incision closed. Your best fine needlework, doctor. This tummy still has some growing to do and we'd like to keep the scar as small as possible." "Yes, Dr. Chambers." "I see you're already holding two of them, George." "I couldn't wait. Not sure if it's a good thing, but I think they look like me." "A pretty version of you, George. No one will ever wonder who their father is. I'm pleasantly surprised - all the babies are healthy and, in spite of their small size, they're breathing on their own. The genetic speedups have apparently caused some other changes in the babies' development. This level of development is - I started to say impossible, but there are three examples in front of me. I'd like for all of them to gain a little weight before they leave the hospital. The twins should be fine in about a week; Sandra will need a little longer." "When will Molly be awake?" "She should start coming around in 20 minutes or so. I know she'll want to see and hold the babies, so we'll wheel her stretcher into the NICU when she's awake enough to ask. Sit here by her and hold her hand, George. She should see you first when she wakes." "OK, I'll be here." "Willa, I know this is all a really weird dream. There's no way I adopted my six year old niece, got her pregnant and was present when the babies were born - and all in less than a month." "George, I felt the same way until I held the first of those babies in my hands. What's happened is humanly impossible. Maybe the changes in the girls also gave the babies stronger and 'more alien' traits. I delivered babies at 4 months that survived, but only with massive life support. These girls aren't even on ventilators. As tiny as their organs are, they are completely developed structurally. The babies might be OK if you took them home tomorrow, but with something this new to us, I would rather err on the side of caution. We'll watch them and let them gain a little weight before they leave the hospital. I thought we had some idea of how much the girls had been changed by the genetic speedups, but the staff will be up late tonight analyzing these babies in detail. I know it's asking a lot right now, but could Sheila stay with you tonight?" "Of course. You know the girls will love having someone else to tell about seeing the babies - and Molly's incision." "I had a plastic surgeon close that incision so the scar will be minimal. I wouldn't have done that for an adult, but a scar there will be two or three times its original size when she's grown. Hopefully we won't have to do another C-section on her. If future babies develop as these did, we can induce labor early and she can have vaginal delivery. I'll have to monitor all the pregnant girls very closely to see if their babies are developing in the same manner. If so, there will no longer be any reference to C-sections or '3 or 4 months away' when discussing deliveries." "I feel funny. My tummy hurts!" "Hi, Honey." "Hi, Daddy. Where am I?" "You're in the recovery room. That's where they watch you after surgery." "Surgery? Oh, the C-section. Tell me about my babies!" "They're so small they won't leave the hospital for a week or so, but they're fine. Would you like to see them?" "OUCH! It hurts to move." "Don't try to sit up, Molly. They'll roll your stretcher into the NICU. After you see the babies, they'll roll you to the hospital room you'll be in for a day or two." "OK." "Molly, this is Molly Jean. I know you don't feel like sitting up yet, but I can put her on your chest so you can see her and touch her." "Thank you, Dr. Chambers. Molly Jean, I love you." +M And I'll tell you this way too. I love you, Molly Jean. "Did this baby just smile, George?" "Yes. I think she 'heard' Molly's mental 'I love you'." "Can I hold the others?" "I'll take Molly Jean and your Daddy can hand Georgiana to you." "Georgiana, I love you." +M And I'll tell you this way too. I love you, Georgiana. "This one just smiled." "She also seems to have heard Molly's mental 'I love you'." "But how? They haven't had the treatments to enhance those traits." "Those enhancements could have become a permanent change. You did modify these girls' DNA." "But we never expected it to breed true. We expected the changes to be mitigated by the father's DNA." "These little girls are teaching the doctors a lot about how genetic changes work, aren't they?" "More than we ever imagined." "Can I see Sandra?" "Yes, Molly. I'll take Georgiana and your Daddy will put Sandra on your chest." "She's tiny!" "Remember that she didn't have as long in the womb as the others did. She's still much more developed than we ever could have guessed. I expected her to be on massive life support, but she's breathing fine on her own. Once again, the patients are teaching the doctors." "Sandra, I love you." +M And I'll tell you this way too. I love you, Sandra. "This one just smiled." "She also heard Molly's mental 'I love you'." "Can I have something for the pain in my tummy? And can I go somewhere and sleep?" "Yes to both your questions, Molly. Let me have Sandra and I'll put her back in the isolette. I'll put a little medication in your IV and we'll get you to a room with a better bed. " "She's already asleep, Willa." "She's had a tiring day so far. When she wakes, ask the duty nurse to bring her a meal and to remove the catheter. She'll be happier without it and she'll have to sit up to use a bedpan. Limited motion is good. We'll have her up walking y the end of the day." "So soon?" "Yes. The sooner she's up walking. the faster she'll recover. By the time the first baby is ready to go home, Molly will be able to help care for them." Molly's asleep. Willa said to expect Molly to wake up hungry in about an hour. If she's in pain, the button for the injection system is by her hand. The babies all 'heard' Molly. Does that mean that the alien traits will be even stronger in the children of all the girls with the genetic speedups? Does that change in alien trait level explain the incredibly short gestation cycle which produced viable babies a little plumper but otherwise not much bigger than a Barbie doll? Will the other girls be delivering babies that much sooner than expected? Will the children of these babies have even stronger abilities? I should ask Willa for further clarification - I have a brain cramp from trying to get my mind around the implications of these things. "Hi, Honey." "Daddy?" "Yes, Molly." "Where am I?" "You're in the hospital." "I remember, I have three beautiful babies! Can I see them again?" "After you eat. The nurse just put your lunch in the microwave oven so you'll have hot chicken enchiladas in about a minute." "Yummy! OW! It hurts when I try to sit up." "Let me help you. Do you remember that we talked about this?" "Yes. You said you would help me and you're here to help." "Molly, I keep my promises." "I know, Daddy, even if the promise is 'consequences'." "The food is good, Daddy, but that's all I want. Can I see my babies now?" "Let's get you in the wheelchair and I'll take you to the NICU." "It hurts to bend my tummy." "It will for several days. You'll only be doing a little bending for a while. Dr. Chambers said you would be up walking later today." "Won't that hurt?" "The sitting up and lying back down will. Walking won't be so bad. The sooner you start walking, the sooner you can go home." "As long as there's some 'sugar to make the medicine go down'." "Your 'sugar' will be the ability to go see your babies without needing someone to get you out of bed and into the wheelchair. Is that good enough? "Yes, Daddy. That's all the 'sugar' I need." "Hello, Molly. I'm Nurse Black." "You're Carolyn's mother?" "Yes, Carolyn and Angela. Carolyn was very concerned about you and your babies. She wanted me to call her classroom and let her know how all of you were doing. I thought your Daddy might want to do that, so I decided to ask when you came to visit your babies." "Thank you, nurse. I called as soon as Molly was awake in the recovery room. There are pictures of the babies on the house TV status channel. so all the kids could see them and know that they and Molly were OK." "I've heard what a caring person you are from a number of people. I didn't expect that in a military man, but it seems they were all correct. Please don't think I'm crazy, but I have the feeling that these babies are somehow telling me when they need a bottle or a diaper change. Is that possible?" "Do you have any Wilson ancestors?" "My father was George Adam Wilson." "I think that makes you a second cousin to the babies. They may very well be 'telling' you. Molly, think 'I love you' to Molly Jean." +M I love you, Molly Jean. "I 'heard' that. The baby smiled - she 'heard' it too? How?" "Did you watch the 'Origins' presentation?" "No. I wasn't interested in some cheap fiction." "Molly, can you gently lift yourself and the wheelchair just an inch or so off the floor?" "Like this?" "Very good, Honey. Back down gently." "That's not humanly possible!" "Neither is a six year old getting pregnant or producing a viable baby in less than a month." "We're not human?" "Not completely. Plan on watching 'Origins' when you go off duty. You'll also learn some other things." "Such as why Carolyn and Angela are so serious about wanting to 'make a baby' and in a hurry to do it 'now'?" "Yes." +Mb1 eat "Daddy, Molly Jean is hungry." "I heard her, too, Molly." "You heard it too? I'm not crazy?" "It runs in the family. If you weren't a Wilson, you might not have heard her because she's very faint." "Can I feed Molly Jean?" "Yes, Molly. Reach your hand in and I'll help you get the bottle in the right position... Oh, you're already there. How did you know?" "I could 'feel' when Molly Jean could reach the nipple on the bottle." "OK, I'm convinced that there's more going on than I could ever have imagined. I'll watch the sci-fi movie today." "It may seem like sci-fi, but you're living it right now." "You're right, but will I ever catch up to the changes in the world around me?" "I've been working on it for almost a month and I'm still learning." "Daddy?" "Yes, Honey?" "Thank you for my babies." "You're welcome, Molly, but I love them too and I enjoyed giving them to you." "I know. How soon can we start on the next one?" "Not until your body is completely healed - that could be a while. You can ask Dr. Chambers when you see her again." "OK. I just want to have lots of your babies." "As many as it's safe for you to have." "Can I have a nap?" "Yes. Here's your blanket and Georgie Bear. Do you want a goodnight kiss?" "I want a real kiss!" +G Ok, horny little love monster. +M I sure am! +G Don't "yell". Let go of my tongue so you can go to sleep. +M But I want you to rub my butt and put two fingers in and ... +G Candlestick! None of that until your body has had time to heal. "OK. I love you, Daddy." "I love you, too, Honey." "Colonel, there are three little girls beating on the NICU door and demanding to see Molly's babies." "I know they're excited but I told them to behave today. Do you have an empty room we can use?" "Yes, The second NICU across the hall isn't in use." "Thank you." "Girls, I know you're excited but your conduct is totally unacceptable. Do you remember that I warned you this morning?" """Yes.""" "Come with me. You know what to expect?" """Yes.""" "Line your bare bottoms up and lean over that gurney." """Do we have to?""" "Do I keep my promises?" """Yes.""" What a pretty line of firm little butts. I may enjoy this way too much, but sometimes a firm reminder is needed. "Sarah, you're first. I know you've had consequences before and you should have remembered." SWAT! "Ouch! Poppy, that hurt!" "It's supposed to. Hold still; I'm not finished." SWAT! "Ouch!" SWAT! "Ouch!" "Rose, you're next. This isn't your first time either." SWAT! "Ouch! Papa, that hurt! I heard what you told Sarah; I'll be still." SWAT! "Ouch!" SWAT! "Ouch!" "Abby, you're next. I know this is your first time, but I'm sure the others told you about 'consequences'." SWAT! "Ouch! Dad, that hurt! I heard what you told Sarah; I'll be still, too." SWAT! "Ouch!" SWAT! "Ouch!" "I would offer to kiss it and make it better, but this group would enjoy that too much. Come here for a hug." """We're sorry.""" "I know. Probably more sorry for getting spanked, but at least a little sorry for not obeying." "Can we see Molly and the babies, Dad?" "Molly if she's awake. The babies you can see but not hold. I'll take you to the NICU first. When you get there, I expect you to apologize to Nurse Black." """We will.""" Knock! Knock! "Hello, Colonel, girls." """We're sorry!""" "Apology accepted. How do they do that, Colonel?" "I think they communicate at some subconscious level. It seems to happen more when they're excited or scared." "Girls, all the babies are asleep but you can see them. This way." "That's a tiny footprint on Sandra's card!" "Rose, all the babies are very small but they're healthy and they are all more developed than the doctors expected. They will have to stay here until they gain some weight, but that will probably only be a week or so." +Mb2 eat "Poppy, Georgiana is hungry." "They can hear the babies?" "It's a Wilson family trait. These girls can communicate for very long distances." "Would one of you like to hold the bottle?" "Me." "OK, Abby. Do as nurse Black tells you." "She already has the bottle in the right position. Can she 'feel' these things too?" "You just saw the proof of that." "OK, I'm living in a world of aliens." "No, you're a Wilson so you're a member of that world of aliens." "Colonel, can you prove any of this?" "Do you have a family tree?" "It goes back to George Starman Wilson who married a woman named Molly in 1712. Oh, I just said 'Starman' - did he really come from the stars?" "Sarah, can you tell the story of 'Starman'?" "A 'star fell'. A burned man came from the fire. He 'told' the people how to make medicine for his burns. He married someone's daughter and they had a lot of children. All the children had blue eyes. People called him 'starman' because he looked at the stars and said 'someday my children will go there." "You know my ancestry?" "We share the Wilson ancestry, but the 'Starman' story is similar for almost everyone here." "She's finished the bottle, Dad." "Then I'll take you to see Molly if she's awake." "She is, Colonel. I just checked with the duty nurse there." "Thank you. Let's go girls. Remember that Molly has stitches in her tummy, so only gentle hugs. If you want to see the stitches, you have to ask." """OK.""" "Hi, Molly." "Hi, Daddy. Didn't the others want to see me?" "Yes, but I wanted to check that you were up to seeing some wild company." "I am. Just not any hard hugs." "I already warned them about that. Girls, come on in. Remember to be gentle with your sister. That means one hug at a time." """OK.""" """We saw the babies!""" "I got to feed Georgiana!" "Can I hug you?" "Yes, Sarah, just be gentle. I'm very sore." "Me next." "OK, Rose." "Me next." "OK, Abby." """Can we see the stitches?""" "Dr Chambers told me you would probably ask. Look!" "Ouch. It hurts to look at that. Does it hurt to move?" "It hurts when I sit up and lie down, but I have a lot of help. Daddy's been here almost all day, the nurses come when I need them and I have the 'happy button' if it hurts too much." "Molly will be up walking tomorrow and she'll be home the next day. We'll all have to help her when she needs someone." """We will!""" "I love my caring sisters!" "And I love my wonderful daughters." "You did a mind hug on all of us, Daddy. That was super!" "I know you're not ready to leave, but Molly needs to rest. I can tell she's hurting again and when she hits her 'happy button' she'll probably go to sleep. Tell her bye and we'll go eat, then check the furnishings that were delivered to the new apartment today, then back to our place. You all know the 'getting ready for bed on a school night' routine. When I come back here, I'll leave Abby in charge in case you need a reminder after all the excitement today. Remember that we move tomorrow." "You did the long explanation again, Dad." "I've been told that you girls like long explanations." """We love them!""" "Head for the cafeteria. Sheila is meeting us there and she'll be staying with us tonight. Molly's babies have turned the doctors' expectations upside down and they'll be working late to determine what unexpected changes the babies have." "Will Sheila be doing anything beside staying, Poppy?" "She just gets Molly's bed for tonight - nothing else." "What will we be helping Molly with, Papa?" "Some simple things, like sitting up in bed." "That's easy, I just grab her hands and pull." "No, you put out your hands and let her pull herself up at a speed that's comfortable. Yanking on someone's body when they've had a big incision can really hurt." "What's the difference if I pull or she pulls?" "She knows the angles and speeds that hurt and can avoid them. Even if you were watching carefully, you wouldn't know until she was in pain." """We'll be careful and let her pull on us.""" "Thank you, girls. There may be other things she needs help with so remember to ask her the best way for you to help. Also remember that she needs to do some things for herself. It may take her longer than if you helped her, but she needs to do these things to get back to normal. Basically, be ready to help - but only when she asks." """OK.""" "You all seem to have finished - even the apple and cheese dessert has disappeared. Our new apartment is #37. We'll check out the furniture placement then go back to our place. It will be bath time, after which I'll kiss you all goodnight, then you can finish your homework - yes, I know you have some - before bed time." "You're not any fun, Dad." "You're right, Abby. I'm just being a Dad who ensures that my kids do what they know they're supposed to do. Since you're in charge tonight, you see that the others finish their homework." "Yes, Dad." "Goodnight kisses for my freshly washed girls and all of you get busy on your homework. I'll be back in an hour or so and I expect you all to be in bed - preferably asleep." "Goodnight, Uncle George." "Goodnight, Poppy." "Goodnight, Papa." "Goodnight, Dad. Thank you for trusting me to take care of my sisters." "You've earned that trust, Abby." "Hi, Molly." "Hi, Daddy. Are you gonna stay here tonight?" "I didn't plan to because you have the nurses here to take care of you and I have four other girls who need someone to take care of them." "Four girls?" "Sheila is spending the night because her mother will be working late. Molly Jean, Georgiana, and Sandra have changes that the doctors didn't expect so they will be analyzing the tests they've been running on the babies." "Dr. Chambers said she'd send Sheila to stay with us when she needed to. That's something that family does, isn't it?" "Yes, that's what family does." "Rub my back and put me to sleep?" "Roll over on your side." "OK." "That's nice. Lower. Lower. Lower." "No, Honey. It's a back rub, not a butt rub. You need to be asleep, not excited." "You're mean!" "No, just taking care of a tired little girl whose tummy still hurts." "Kiss me goodnight, Daddy?" "Yes, Molly." "Now rub my back?" "Just your back?" "Yes. I'm tired." That didn't take long. It has been a long day for her. Now to check on the others. They're quiet, if not asleep. I'll walk through and check. Sheila is sprawled across Molly's bed - it probably doesn't "feel" right. Rose is in her head down, butt up position - I've typically only seen that when she's sound asleep. Sarah's in the fetal position with her blanket. What's that sound? Is Abby crying? "Abby, what's wrong?" "I'm sorry!" "Sorry about what?" "Sarah kept playing around instead of doing her homework. I told her 2 or 3 times to do her homework. When she didn't, I yelled at her. She started crying and ran to the bathroom and locked the door. I'm sorry, Dad. You trusted me to take care of them and I let you down." "It's OK, Abby. Parents who are all grown up do that sometimes and you're not yet nine. I think you probably did the best you could." "Really?" "Yes, really. You were trying very hard to be a mother when all I asked you to do was babysit." "But..." "No buts. I'll talk with Rose and Sarah in the morning. I suspect Sarah may feel differently then. I love my caring, responsible Abby. Go to sleep." "Yes, Dad." Abby's sweet, but she was way too concerned with 'taking care of' the others. I'll discuss this with all three of them tomorrow evening. I don't want any of them thinking that they have to take on parental responsibility for Molly's babies. Could this be another effect of the genetic changes the girls had? With the original "age at pregnancy" being nine or ten, would the "mothering instinct" get very strong at eight or nine? Something else I should discuss with Willa...