"How can I help you?" Josie flashed a devilish smile at the stunned Fred. He wasn't sure why. Since the store was opened, he should have known that so...ner or later he'd be approached by one of it's employees. He guessed that he just wasn't expecting to be approached right away. "Not unless you can make it so that I was never born." Fred half joked. "I am a woman who works for a rather dark mistress who always gets what she wants." Josie answered with glowing eyes. Fred suddenly felt a tingle in. I’ve heard it all before. How she always has an epicurean meal on the table when he comes home from work; how she keeps the house immaculate; how she always dresses to perfection when he is around. That is so 1950’s! Honestly, I don’t know how she does all that and teaches too. But we’ve got all that covered, don’t we? We bring meals and clean her house and even do the laundry. Teachers always support each other.” “Yes, and she and Matt are eternally grateful for all the help that’s been. “This will need drying out before ...” Summer stopped as she felt the inside of the jacket. “Oh dear the rain’s gone right through this. Are you soaked everywhere?”“Just about,” she replied, hanging her head.Summer pointed at the bag lying at her feet. “Do you have dry stuff in there?”The woman looked close to bursting into tears as she confessed, “Not really. The rain got in there as well. Everything’s soaked.” She choked back a sob.“It’s not the end of the world. First come into the kitchen,. We have another element pinned down in the main tunnel but the greenies have reinforcements enroute to flank my men. I need some help up here. My MPs and my TIRT team are not going to be able to hold for very long." Our equipment ships are up there," Sega said. "If the greenies get their hands on those..." I have forty-eight front-line naval vessels up here as well," Rosewood interjected. "As well as the crews that operate them. That's nearly a third of the WestHem navy. I would say that this.