"Yes, Von." I'm disappointed with the two of you for not trusting me," I said, strangely feeling more relieved than angry."Kate..."I interrupted her. ...There is no need to talk about this tonight, I'll hear your reasoning tomorrow," I commented. "I've agonized about Kate and if I think about it more it will make me mad. The best thing for me to do is enjoy the knowledge that things between your sister and I aren't so bad."Merritt went very still. "Von, I got you a gift and it's in your cabin. I. I realized that I needed a better name. I also had toget to Hank's lab, in the midst of the battle, where the belt was.I realized that I had to make use of Kayli's original power, if it wasstill in this body. I grabbed my lamp, and unscrewed the light bulb. Ihad a moment of doubt, but when I caught sight of the battle again on mycomputer, it was gone. I took two fingers and shoved them in the socket.I was jolted, but I could feel energy surge through me. As a test, Ithrew the heavy lamp. It wasn't Hugh's fault, she couldn't trust any sponsor not to reject her. Trust was dangerous for her, it made her vulnerable.Tina and Erica were both astonished of course. They each loved Hugh and couldn't see why June wouldn't want to be his concubine. The tried to persuade her to change her mind, but June knew she wouldn't. In the end she promised to think about it overnight just to get them to stop bothering her.That night she made a mistake. She cut herself again; her CAP score had. But I wouldn't think so." Oh," was all she said. "You know, I've never tried it with a girl before..." Really?" I asked catching her drift."Ya, maybe it would be fun." "Maybe," I said raising an eyebrow at her. "So would you let me try?" she asked."Of course."She was all over me very quickly. She kissed my face and neck but only for as long as it took her hands to unzip my pants. Then, just as quickly, her face was at my crotch. She gleefully pulled them down like a kid opening a Christmas.