She opens her fist and on her palm stands a tiny girl, only about three inches tall. As before, it's one of the other nine girls who share a connectio... of some sort to whatever this is.I recognize the girl. It's Dawn.As soon as my mind confirms who it is, Sophie disappears and the sphere regains its reflective surface. Moments later, the room dissolves into darkness and I'm falling again.Before I know it, it stops. A soft red orange light fills my eyes. I realize I'm looking at a ceiling, with. I’ve got two teams at the Salas place waiting for you to show up and tell them to either go home or to stay and help you.“Tell them to stay. They are all Deputized, have badges, and are quite good with their weapons. One team will return to the Estancia in three weeks to let Anna and the others know what’s happening, but they’ll send replacements, including two teams of Scout/Snipers for you to use to trail more suspects after dark. Both the teams and the Scout/Snipers will rotate out with. ” I pointed out. “It’s a double standard. Do you want to do anything with anyone else?”“No, Adam. It’s okay.” She deflated like a balloon.“No really, I mean it.” I said strongly. “It’s only fair. Take me out of the equation. Would you like to try anything with anyone else?”“No really, Adam, I’m fine…”“I mean it!” I said assuringly. “If that’s what you want, I want you to tell me.”“Really, it’s okay…”“C’mon, isn’t there anyone?”“Adam, that’s not the point.”“I don’t hear a no…” I sang.“Well… It’s. We both started crying again.I realized that momma was talking to me as a big girl, not a child. She had laid it all out. She hadn't lied or try to blame everything on someone else. She hadn't asked for forgiveness. She was my mother and I was her daughter. Nothing was going to change that.Thank you momma for telling me, and treating me like a big girl.We hugged and she said if I ever needed to talk she was there for me. That a young girl, especially a virgin, needed advice. Uh, mom, I am not.