The invitation was for seven, but due to severalthoroughly avoidable delays, we arrived unfashionably late.For some reason, you waited until the momen... we were supposeto leave home to re-sculpt your hair. Then you changed clothestwice and after that you picked a fight with me over what Iwas wearing, so then I had to change. Slowing us down furtherwas that little stop we made on route to the party.That, I admit, was my idea.I'll never forget the look on your face as I pulled over to theside of. I have not been punished in years."Amanda was too stunned to reply.Larra's face twisted into a sneer. "And then you come along, and you act like you're just standing on the outside looking in. And you think you can get away with it. And now you've messed something up! You've messed it up for me!"Amanda slid to one side, but Larra thrust her hand at the wall. Amanda took a deep breath, and her eyes blazed white-hot as they leveled with Larra's gaze. "Messed it up for you? You have no idea how. He looked at her, and she smiled at him.Prue then stepped out of his arms, and went and hugged Sandie. “It’s so good to see you well, my old friend. It seems Nianna remembers you, too.”Nianna nodded, and then looked at Tah, “Daddy, my Sandie. Read book.”Prue and Sandie both looked at her in surprise. Prue turned to Tah, “Sandie always read her a book before bed. I have no idea how she could possibly remember that she was only tiny when we left.”Nianna hugged Sandie again then put her arms out. T." I could hear the laughter in his voice. It was the standard answer in my team to a dumb question.I thought about some long distance shooting I'd done with the team. I was never the best sniper on the team.I sighted in on a target. He was about 700 yards away, and Hollowpoint was spotting for me. Jim 'Hollowpoint' Hollerith was a better shooter than me, but I was only one of five shooters on this mission, and there were only four targets visible. I was an officer, not officially a shooter..