She turned, startled, scared, puzzled, then the excitement
rose inside of her as she thought she recognized him and,
perplexed, then suddenly joyous, she asked, "Kit?!"
        "JESS!" he answered as he saw his soul float across the
room to her and commanded his feet to start moving his body
toward her.
        She put the guitar down on a chair, got up and moved to
him.
        He felt like he was floating rather than walking. "Aw my
God...Jess...it's really you....I'm seeing you....By GOD! are
you beautiful...."
        "KIT!" She was almost crying as she walked to him and
they wrapped their arms tightly around each other. They held
on fast and strong, cheek on cheek, rocking back and forth, eyes
closed. "Aw, Kit!" she said into his ear in a voice that sounded
to him like straight from the state of Grace; then, pulling her
face back to look into his, she added, "I don't believe it!  I was
just thinking about you!...Wondering what you've been doing...
where you...are...who...who you're with...O my gosh! Kit!..."
smiling radiantly, exuberantly, "you look great!" and gave him a
kiss on his cheek above his beard on her head's way back next
to his and hugged him hard some more as he blew out a breath
of astoundment at her compliments and searched his brain for
his mind and voice.
        A guard came to the door and asked, "everything all right,
Jessica?"
        She looked at the guard and answered happily, "yes, Mark
...just fine...thank you," and turned back to Kit after Mark left
and added, "I am just...fine."
        "That is not a lie, your etherealness," Kit smiled heartily into
her incredible face, wondering where those words even came from,
and kissed each of her cheeks just under her big beautiful smiling
eyes. "I've been thinking about you too, Jessica. One whole lot.
Every one of these past ten years...and so much recently that it's
been seeming you're all I could think of....But I am totally
surprised to...beyondo...that you've been thinking about me..."
exhibiting a look of true astonishment.
        "Why?!...You know how I felt about you," she said softly,
their eyes looking into each other. Still holding each other. And
she kissed the cheek she hadn't before.
        "You were ten...."
        "Just..." she smiled. Then she moved her head to whisper
in his ear, "I really have missed you, cowboy..." and Kit thought
he heard crackles inside his head when she gave that ear a tender
kiss.
        He let out an "ahhhh..." before barely getting from his brain,
"I've missed you...God...Jess...so much..." out of his mouth and
into her ear, before giving her lobe a soft kiss, "...and imagined
your life...and felt your inspiration...and felt your love...God, Jess
...your love...it really stayed with me...angel...."
        "Aw, Kit...darlin'...I've had those same feelings..." and they
rocked as they hugged and lipped each other's ear, both wondering
what words next would come whispering out of their mouths to
hear.
        "Awwww wowwww..." he finally could get out. And he had
meant exactly that, though he was searching for what really to say,
almost delerious in his happiness, seeming to hear in the air the
Cherubim and the Seraphim themselves singing every love song,
ever sung, all together.
        Jess pulled her head back again and kissed his tearing eyes
as she let out a breath of a laugh along with her soft "wow?...that
sure is some mighty vocabulary, there, Mister Cody," and gave
another breathy laugh then added, after a pause, just as quietly,
looking in his eyes again, "but...where did you go?...why?..."
        "O...I ended up out West...I just had to leave. I hope you
understand. When I lost Ginny...and you...I just felt, well...lost.
But...I came up with something. From all my thinking about you.
I mean, I wanted to put this thing together...for you....And then I
wanted to...find you again, you know, when you were...grown"
(and his face did an 'mmmm' as he looked into her face)...to tell
you about it, well, actually...to get your reaction. God, truth is,
Jess...just to give me an excuse to see you again," he smiled, "and
get your hug and...kiss...."
        "Well, you did find me, didn't you?...and you didn't need an
excuse, you doh doh, and I am grown, huh?" and she smiled as
he did an open-mouthed, wide-eyed nod, "and you are seeing me
...and you're getting my hugs...and my kisses," and kissed the tip
of his nose, "so...Kit...what's this thing you came here to tell me
about?"
        "Aw God, now I have to, don't I?" he kidded, kind of, "I'm
getting scared...." Not too far off the truth was he.
        "I'll be easy on ya," she smiled.
        "Well...it's...you always had the right stuff...always the right
feelings toward things...." She wasn't sure that she agreed, totally
anyway, giving him an 'I don't know about that' shrug. He
continued, seeming to hear Sting's, "You're My Beating Heart"
coming from somewhere, "...and I guess I feel you loved me...
really loved me..." and she nodded with a smile, "...better, an'
more, an' more better..." and they smiled at each other, "than
anyone else...ever...in my life...GOD!" he stopped, looking in her
face.
        "What?!"
        "You're...Heaven...to see...Actually, I don't know the word..."
        "O. You're so sweet, Kit. Just like you were."
        "Nuh-unh. You're more beautiful than I remembered. Way
more.
        "Well, what's wrong with your memory...?" and she laughed,
then added, "no fair, though. You're just changing the subject."
        "And you're just as smart as you were. All right...sit down
here, young lady, and let me show you," and he helped her sit, happy
just to touch her longer, then took Pute out and opened him up in
front of her on another chair, put in a disk he took out of the case
and keyed "WPO" after the keys to get in, then "D", and the
declaration came on screen.
        "What's this? Do you want me to read it?"
        "Please, angel."
        She began.
 

                                Declaration of Peace

        We the People of Earth, with clear and sound mind, so
understanding of self-evident Truth, Declare the end of war
between all our Countries, and approve the Constitution and Plan
of the World Peace Government.
        We therefore, by our signatures here, solemnly and sacredly
Declare PEACE between us all and, so, between the governments
of our Countries; and Declare to pursue PEACE to the end of all
war and conflict, for us and all our children hence.
 

        "Wow, Kit!" she said almost in reverence. He raised his
eyebrows as in asking her opinion, then keyed "C":
 

                                    Constitution
                                        of the
                          World Peace Government

Article 1        All People are Members and may vote at age 16

Article 2        Four elected Executives shall serve in four-year
                    terms

Article 3        Twelve elected Councilmembers shall serve in four-
                    year terms

Article 4        One elected Judge shall serve in four-year terms

Article 5        The Government shall oversee the World Peace
                    Force and conduct such other tasks as approved by
                    appropriate majorities of Officials and Members

Article 6        Original Officials shall serve until election

Article 7        Members by majority vote may remove any elected
                    or original Official

Article 8        The Government shall provide the means for voting

Article 9        Amendments to this Constitution may be made by
                    three-quarter majorities of Members and Officials
 

        "Awesome..." Jess said. Kit nodded his appreciation and keyed
"P":
 

                                            Plan
                                           of the
                             World Peace Government

1.    Leaders of Countries sign the Declaration, swear in WPG
       Officials.
2.    Debt authorization, WPG Bank, debt vehicles issued, money
       transferred, planets collateral agreement with World Bank.
3.    World Peace Force authorization, Chief chosen by Execs,
       approved by Council, sworn in by Judge; WPG accepts armed
       forces of Countries and United Nations for use in WPF.
4.    Stand-down ceremonies for armed forces of Countries and
       United Nations.
5.    Surround non-signatory Countries, proceed taking or destroying
       their weapons and standing down their troops.
6.    Surround all remaining areas of conflict, proceed as in 5.
7.    Procure all weapons not recycled or destroyed by Countries and
       use in WPF, recycle or destroy them.
8.    Countries sign authorizations of inspection by WPG and UN to
       assure no weapons or forces.
9.    Projects: A. Humanitarian, B. Water from oceans to arid areas
       and agricultural development, C. Space development.
10.  Establish an institute for the end of conflict and violence.
11.  Election of WPG Officials as soon as possible.

        "My gosh, Kit...I'm not sure why you're showing me all this,"
she said, looking kind of concerned.
        "Your opinion, beautiful...just your opinion," and keyed "L":

Esteemed Leaders:
        We enclose our Declaration, Constitution and Plan for your
signatures and action. Our Executives will contact you by computer
nets in discrete code with the software sent to the President of the
USA, whom we ask to represent all Countries.

Very Truly Yours,
The World Peace Organization

Encl:  Documents (3), encoding software (to USA and Executives)
cc:     All Leaders of Countries, UN Secretary General and WPG
         Executives

        Jessica just looked at him, in a lot of awe, and he nodded with
a serious look while he keyed "E", letters to Robert Redford, Joni
Mitchell, Julio Iglesias and Jane Fonda-Turner (it was 1995):

Dear Friends,
        We ask you to lead our cause. You are the best we can think
of. If you can think of better, we will go with them if you want. But
you have the recognition and appeal worldwide, and great sense,
sensitivity, wisdom, experience and freedom. You are our guys! We
hope you will be our Executives.
        You can reach us at "WPO" on the encoding software enclosed
(to RR-Sundance) and can also use it to keep things confidential
between yourselves (if you make copies) and with the governments,
in case they want to take all the credit, which would be just fine with
us.
        Besides the Leaders, you are the only ones who know and we
will communicate only through you unless the Leaders do nothing,
which is what we really expect, then we will take it public, though not
your involvement. That will be your call. And we will still only
communicate through you after it is public. But you can stay as
secret as you desire. You can ask or tell us anything over the nets
through the software, and most eagerly await your contact.
        The great place in history you will have from our triumph
together will fit you extremely well, in our estimate. Imagine all the
real folks who will be a part! There is obviously great argument for
this cause, but we thoroughly trust your abilities to express it as well
as or better than our own. Self-evident stuff. We heartfully believe
our world is ready for this. We believe it is the next step out of the
Cold War and the rest. And it is way past time to spend that almost
trillion dollars a year in much wiser ways for Civilization.
        You are the ones. We are ready and fervently hope you will
represent us.

Trustfully yours,
The World Peace Organization

Encl:   Documents (3), letter to Leaders, encoding software (to
          Sundance)
cc:      RR, JM, JI, JF-T

        "Lord, Kit...this is amazing," Jessy said softly. He smiled and
keyed up one more thing - his personal plan - and she read that with
more awe. "Are you involved with the...World Peace Organization?"
looking puzzled as she looked at him after finishing.
        "The only one."
        She looked at him in disbelief, just enthralled, there, looking
enthralling to Kit's soul.
        He continued, "and now you're the only one who knows...and
God!..." Well, of course God knew. Being God. That wasn't what
he had meant. He was bonkers again at her beauty as he stared at her,
up and down, and she understood and smiled innocently. He was in
total awe of her. She had gotten everything. EVERYthing. She got
the legs. Legs forEVER. She got the hips. GOD did she. She had no
waist, the only thing she didn't. She got the breasts. O Lord. She got
the most beyondifull face the Kitster had ever seen, well, except
when he had seen her's last. She got the angel golden hair. And she
got brains and talent without limits he knew of. He spoke again: "...
and I'm on my way to D.C. to mail all this to the Execs and
governments."
        "And you want my opinion?!" He nodded 'yup'. "Kit...I don't
know anything about all this!"
        "You're a human being, of course you do. And you've got
that gifted brain on top of your...body..." and let out a breath, "and
one precious soul, Jessica. In fact, you're overqualified," and gave a
little laugh with another breath and a smile.
        She looked at him for several seconds, looking demure, and so
elegant, then enthused, and smiled and let out a breath, furrowed her
brow and began asking him questions about how it would happen and
such. He answered all her questions lengthily as she sat and listened
intently, nodding seriously a lot.
        "So," he ended, "I just had to find you and let you know that
you inspired it all. I realized through the years that I wanted to help
make a better world for you...and my son..." and he kissed her
forehead, then leaned back, "and it all came to me. And now I needed
to get your feelings on it. I knew I could Trust you. And I believe in
you, Jess...in your honesty...your judgement, your...love..."

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