Ann and Sam waited for Sharon to complete her motherly tasks and when she came back into the family room, Sharon said, "So, girlfriend, you're in bad ...eed of getting laid, huh?" and she laughed as she looked at Sam as though to ask what they could do for Ann.It was a fairly warm evening and Ann had come over shorts and a cotton top. Sharon had been dressed in a similar fashion, and she looked at Sam and said, "Honey, let's see what we can do to meet Ann's needs, OK?? She needs to get laid, and. All according to theinstructions in mom's letter. The only thing that didn't go back in thebox was the gold and silver braided ring on my finger. She said itwould warn me when magic was present, or used against me. But honestly,I didn't know many people who could actually do magic besides mymother. I wasn't sure how much Chloe and her friends could actually do-besides practically controlling my life. And that was due toAphrodite's temper tantrum when I asked her to change me back. For. That would be like crossing into Mexico with the clothes on your back and expecting to make a go of things. Yes, gutsy indeed.”“If she wants to try to find her brother, I’ll help her,” I said. “I’m not going to send her off with nothing. I mean, I’ll give her money, maybe even take her to Alabama if that’s what she wants.”Angel said something to Rosalia in Spanish. Rosalia responded in kind.“She doesn’t want to do that,” Angel said. “She has no idea where he might be or even if he is there. It's to keep me from getting wet. Lookit ... don't blame me ... it's what sailors call it. Unless they call it foul weather gear.So she's minding the helm when we hit something."Errk," I said.The kids came running out on deck in their wet gear. "Daddy ... the keel hit something." I know that," I said. "What is another question entirely."What ever it was we were scraping it ... still.Finally ... it stopped.Wendy and the kids went below to check the bilges..."No leaks! The bilge pump hasn't run.