? Hecould see where the sweater revealed the soft skin of herbelly as shestretched, and the shape of her breasts and nipples underthe whiteknit. "I've...never seen you leave the house likethat," Steven said, breakinga long silence.?Elyse grinned at him with satisfaction and stretchedhigher, relieved that he had finally noticed. "I thought you might like it," she said, herface now tilted upwardinto the wind. "I'm sure the boy at the market liked it," heanswered with a hint ofirritation. "Mmmm, I. So your 16 right I said to Shelly shes 16 I told you piped up Gina Im not fucking asking you Gina I said to Ginayeh Im 16 it was my birthday few weeks ago said Shelly Happy Birthday , what did you get for your birthday ? I said Thanks, just some clothes and some perfume off of my Foster carers she said You in foster care then? I saidYeh , but Im moving into my own bed and breakfast in two days my social worker is sorting it out for me she said sounds good I said In my head I knew she was 16 now. A single sniff came over the network and then Tina's mind sent, 'Mike please, I need to do this. I've never been useful till now. Please?'Recognizing a no-win when he saw one, Mike sent, 'OK, but this needs to be a group decision. Please indicate your votes now.'The vote was unanimous, Tina was elated and Mike was scared spit-less. He then sent, 'OK kiddo, it's all yours, ' then sent her the who, how and where for her mission.He also sent a sideband squirt to Rick and Stan, 'Meet me on channel. . and rain.. And rain. Yet, rather than wishing it would go away, he was too busy tryingto stop his chest from heaving. "First you tell me to fuck off. Then you puton a sex show for me. What's your game, Hope? Are you trying to drive me outof my mind?" His assistant gave him a small decisive nod. Her smug gesture was too muchfor him. Blake gripped her upper arm and hauled her out of the steamy, hotspring. Hope held herself proudly upright, not giving an inch. He stared downat her flushed,.