"Keep a civil tongue in your head, McCarthy. I'm not that old."She reached out to caress his gnarled fist that had done so much damage to so many men....No. I had semi-retired to Miami-" You retired. You were a showgirl?" For a few years. In Vegas and New York. I went to school at night, got my accounting degree, started handling money for some of the girls I worked with. Then I started a successful escort service –"She stopped when she saw the look on my face."Not that kind. There are always. ”“By your leave then,” I acknowledged as she teleported us back to the former dach of Johann Konrad Dippel.Once there we simply sent out a telepathic request and waited, knowing that sooner or later someone would come and get us if Jacob himself was busy. It took an hour but eventually a young looking man and a woman stepped through the brush to confront us.“Your business here?” the male asked in harsh tones.“To speak to Alpha Jacob,” I simply said.“What makes you think he will want to speak to. I mean you're the rising star in the department!"Hallie could feel her annoyance with Lane growing. "You still don't get it, do you? Every day I have to be on guard. Yes, I'm adapting to my life, and I won't argue that there have been some benefits, but I'm also living a lie. I can't tell people the truth. I don't like lying to people. Lane, I have to lie to my own parents!" Look, I've said I'm sorry. If I could do it over again..." You'd do the exact same thing you did the first time,". Merry blushed, but didn't answer. I also noticed that she didn't try to hide anything from me.I tried not to stare.I loved my sister, but I found it difficult to see her as a sexual creature. I wondered if I was doing my sister a disservice thinking this way."Might as well sit down, sis," I said."Does it always smell this bad in here?" Merry asked."The locker room? Of course. Why?" The girls' locker room is much nicer." I'm not sure I've ever compared the two," I said.Merry laughed. "You are.