‘Wait a sec,’ the stranger instructed and I paused in loosening the knot around my kneck. ‘Yes you might just do,’ she then turned to the thir... man in the room and instructed him to give back my jacket, which he did with a shrug and look of complete insolence. ‘Get dressed and follow me,’ with that she turned on her heel and opened the small door that separated the kitchenette from the bull pen and ushered the third man from the room, ‘Oh and grab that coffee, I think Jackson will be needing. “Erin, what are you talking about?”“You know what I’m talking about. Can I join you and Ryan?”“What? You’re kidding, right?”Erin sat down next to me. I tensed up. Erin slid her hand to my leg and gave it a squeeze.“It’ll be OK, Meg. Trust me. You’ve both seen me naked before.”“Yeah, in the gym, not like this.” Then it occurred to me that Erin had said “both.”“What do you mean by both? Ryan has seen you naked before too?”“Oh yeah, didn’t he tell you? I was his first. Almost two years. “I’ve never understood what it is you have against Jack,” Dana retorted.“Oh there are a number of things,” Karen said, “the list being topped by the fact that it appears, at least to me, that the two of you spend more time fighting than fucking, and that’s never good.”“Wasn’t it you who told me once that “makeup sex” was the best kind,” Dana grinned.“It has its limits,” Karen replied. “Seriously, Dana you know I love you, and I hate seeing you make some of the same mistakes I’ve made with guys.. .. !" No, I'm not Prototype Ten. Since I have no prototype number, you'll just have to call me Sam. That's what my parents call me, anyway."His mind still befuddled, the Golindan stammered, "Y-your parents?" Um-hm. Prototype Nine's my mom, Prototype Ten's my dad, and I can tell you man, adolescence sucks when your parents know everything you do and think!" The young man shook his head, smiling. "I have to admit, though, they only butt in on the important stuff, so they're pretty cool that way..