Removed a few from the palm of her hands and from her thighs... sweat started to build in her forehead and while the pain was intense, every single sl...ver removed added a small degree of relief.Her head was pounding and she wondered why it was so hard to remember what happened the night before; she could remember dancing with her friends... shadows of memories flooded back... she though strange seeing herself standing in the middle of the room, on top of the table; why?She could feel her. We even bought Megan's dad a Hummer H2 SUV for Christmass... it was a spur of the moment thing really. Although now I get the feeling my dad's jealous, so we might be buying another one next year.January 9th wasn't so good as Megan went into labor. It was downright scary actually since it was a month premature. After 9 hours of labor she gave birth to a healthy baby girl on January 10 at 4:26 am.We named her Kaia Elise Donahue. She weighed in just around 5.5 pounds and has her mother's reddish. ”We walked up the stairs and knocked on the first bedroom door. When my mom opened it, she put her finger to her lips and came out into the hall and closed the door behind her.“How are things going? Are the kids asleep?”“Yes. I was just checking the boys’ room and they are out. The girls went out before them.”“Even through all the noise?” Renee asked.“What noise, Renee?”“Mom, since the kids are asleep come on downstairs with us. Renee is pretty shaken,” I suggested.We went downstairs and my mom. "Our first ship releases the flock of angels and backpedals as discussed." Give the command," Benni said to them before turning to Qi. "Walk me to med bay. I want to take one last treatment before I have to stand on the bridge."Qi walked with Benni through the crowded corridor. The ever present murmur in the air was louder than usual as news of the imminent attack spread. Benni seemed more relaxed in the passageway than in his office and he even had a slight smile on his face. Qi believed that.