I do owe you but don’t mistake my indebtedness for pity.’ Jacob moved closer, his hands on Pieter’s knees. ‘I told you that you were a liar be...ore and you’re trying to lie again.’ Tears squeezed out of Pieter’s closed eyes and Jacob pulled his head down, pressing kisses to his wet cheeks. ‘The reason I feel this way is your fault. If you hadn’t been so caring and concerned about me, my heart wouldn’t have responded to you as it did.’ He reached up and touched Pieter’s eyelids, gently asking him. "She didn't tell me. I realized it when they were trying to teach Coleento shift more easily, and she couldn't shift at all."We talked a bit and I promised to let Tizzy know they'd missed ameeting. After hanging up Starlight brought me a little box of new EPTs."I figure you're going to want Tizzy to have a few of these handy," Ialmost asked how she'd found out. "The way those two go at it I'msurprised she isn't already knocked up." Star, did you show Momma the one we used yesterday?" asked Anna. I was afraid to probe you for fearyou really had some latent kink you were afraid to talk about and would boltif I asked." "Kink?" "Yeah, like maybe you secretly want to be with a guy orsomething! After all, you have sat and listened to me go on about boys forhours. Don't get me wrong. It's ok if you do. I'll understand." "Oh no,nothing like that!" Marc proclaimed innocently. "Uh, humm." Laura cleared herthroat and looked down at Marc's magazine article she had been showing Kay.Carolyn saw. .. but I hadn't seen you for so long so..." Laura's lips curved in a sly, almost evil smile as she swirled the ladle stirring the contents of the pot.He was amazed at her words. It was the first time that he had heard someone say something so nonsensical. He often wondered about that, about why she liked to make him cringe. He knew a lot of other siblings that were close but Laura was too unique in how she acted with him.He started to chop the veggies with a knife and asked her, "So how would.