Emily was looking at me frantically from behind her sister and wasviolently shaking her head, but I had made my decision. It might havebeen a bad idea... but it was something I had to do."What is it?" Anna asked, excited. She stepped into the house and Iindicated that she should follow me.I led her down the hall to Sarah's room and I opened the door. She gaspedwhen she saw what was inside, and she started wandering around, lookingat the memorabilia that was around the room."What is this?" she. Ruth quickly followed suit. Claire stood up and Ruth came around the picnic table. Ruth took Claire’s offered hand and they walked toward the lake. Just as they entered the water Claire stopped and turned toward Ruth and confessed her latest sin, “I fucked Michael last night for the first time.”A huge grin spread across Ruth’s face as she hugged Claire and teased, “What took you so long?”“Mostly fear. Let’s not let the kids know that I told you. Maybe we can surprise them tonight. What do you. "Is there any word on Sissy?" Sorry, Paul, but Sophia said she was on some special assignment with Mary, Sophia's sister, when we hit. If it helps any, we think she's safe." Thanks Diane."Harry asked, "Does Sophia know where the control room is?"Gunny replied, "Jack and Loren are checking for traps now. We should be in there in less than 5 minutes. We'll need Paul down here at that point. Kenny will have to be in charge of the prisoners while we try to figure this out."Sally tapped Harry on the. "you're cutting off the circulation to my legs." I give him a quick kiss and climb off Saul lap. Saul giggles and follows me up, letting Nimrod straighten his legs."That's right we have a council meeting to go to," Saul reminds us."The voice of reason?" I ask Nimrod, my voice reeking of doubt."Goddess forbid," he spins his hand around as if to say no, no. "The day Saul is my voice of reason I will eat his socks." Be careful what you say around me," I warn him. " I have the ear of the universe.