"She'll throw us a party and we'll have all kinds of fun." Yeah, we will." Ryan forced a smile."Speaking of moms, I'm headed over to see mine now. Do ...ou want to come? Female bonding time and all that?" No, thanks. I'm not good company right now, I don't think." Okay. Call me if you change your mind." I will, thanks."Ryan stared at her notebook and heard Lara leave. She envied the close relationship Lara had with her mother. Ryan had never been close with her own. She shook her head, turned up. I don't think Gabby meant to spill the beans at first. She started by talking about Lizzie and not naming her. But obviously, I knew who she meant. When I told her I knew about Lizzie coming over, she assumed I knew more than I actually did. She started apologizing for everything that happened, and saying how awesome you were to both her and Lizzie, and how you helped them so much.And of course I'm thinking, 'Gabriella was over with Lizzie? Nate didn't tell me that.' That made me a little. .." she paused again, then tapped the side of her head."Smart," Alana supplied the word. "The new children make you smarter."Cela nodded, grateful that the great queen understood. "We keep. We hold. Feed. You go," she informed Alana, making a shooing motion with her hands."I believe she doesn't want to give them back," Sibilius called out from behind Alana. "She seems to think they're important to the continued well-being of their tribe."Cela frowned, trying to determine the meaning of the. "Martha led Jacqui, still carrying her overalls, upstairs and through a door marked PRIVATE which led to a corridor with a series of rooms which were nicely laid out and quite spacious, about twelve feet by eight with a window that looked out on to more of the arid countryside."How many of us share this?" asked Jacqui, suspiciously."It's just for you," said Martha, "I am the only one, except for you who can get into it, and you don't fuck your punters in here. We have special cubicles for that,.