Her eyes widened. “How?”“That’s not important,” I said, wishing I’d kept my mouth shut.“Of course it is,” argued Harper. “She was su...posed to seduce you while I painted you.”Hannah reached to touch her daughter’s hand.“Let’s just say I started early. I had to know how he felt and that it wouldn’t turn out badly.”“So you had sex,” said Harper, darkly. “Then you came over here and pretended that you didn’t want to pose together. Why do I feel like I’ve been played?”“I believe that qualifies as. Who am I to think that I can know this thing as a certainty that hundreds, perhaps, a thousand or more women never understood? But, I do. I do. I know this as surely as I draw breath into my lungs. I know it as surely as the sun rises in the east and as surely as I am mortal, I know it. My secret can set my family free, but I am hesitant to tell them. I do not want to let them go. I am selfish. I lost my family once and just found them again. And, now I must set them free. I am Persephone and. Our troops are transmitting the messages from Lisirra and Jason before entering the city. They will wait fifteen minutes. We are detecting frequent small explosions all over the inside of the area where the shield was.“Our troops are assembling for the attack on the city. Lisirra, you and Jason don’t need to link into the ship. Your group on the other ships have knocked out all of the Grork they can locate. They can’t find the Pericles. The Schlogg once they got rid of the Grork helped free. "You're doing a fairly good job to start. Kevin said." Come again?"Kevin chuckled "We'll work on that. Tell me Kendra, did you wonder why all the moms on this team wear dresses?" Yes, I noticed that." It's a requirement of team. It is also mandatory that they do not wear panties. That is to prevent just what is going on between your legs." Coach Reece had stood, crossed the room and stood over Kendra. For her part, Kendra had not moved and was now recalling that all the soccer moms were wearing.