She had obviously been in the middle of getting ready to turn in herself; she had a pair of cotton shorts on that barely reached down past her crotch,...leaving her smooth legs on display. She had combined that with the usual old loose t-shirt that she favoured - it technically covered her, but hung so loosely on her that it actually accentuated the curves of her breasts.“What -” She began, before Jason silenced her with a curt gesture.He stood there at the entrance to her bedroom, staring at her. She could see the strong family resemblance between Beverlyand Olivia and saw the sisterly bond they exuded without meaning to.Anne and Greta were eager to meet her and were talkative but not overlyso. Gabby and Lilly were almost identical in their mannerisms andthoughts, she could see their strong friendship wasn't surprised tofind out they had been close since childhood. Tanya was quiet but didoffer a few words every now and then. Lupe could see how much Samresembled her and was well on her. Even more the feelings that came from my palms rubbing against them. I tried to hold things steady.I took a couple more deep breaths. "How did you do this to me? And why?"Zendo said, simply, "Magic. All of the top rank performing magicians have to do real magic to keep our audiences. We mix in mechanical tricks and sleight-of-hand illusions so that no one realizes what we're doing is real magic. But we've made the... necessary accommodations, shall I say, to obtain our powers."As for why --. It was more like and hour by the time I counted the drive to the interstate, and the drive from the interstate to his apartment building. That drive was shit, but I didn't really hate it."So Rosy, how you doing?" he asked."I'm doing fine Luis how about you?" I asked."Okay, but it is getting harder to live on my Social Security. I cheated so much on my taxes when I was working, so I only get the minimum amount. That just ain't enough to live, even with the cheap housing," he said. "I would love.