He closed his eyes and had to control the urge to pull her into his arms. His eyes sprung open, and he looked at her frankly. “You are Gifted. I’m...not sure if it’s just me, but you seem to have a pull on me. Has this happened with other men?”Prue, a little surprised, looked at him and thought about it. She had always thought her popularity at the Academe had to do with the lack of other females. But since she started travelling, she had noticed that she had very little trouble in getting men to. Several trip back to the car with shopping bags full of the latest styles. Finally Mom thought about lingerie in the shop I saw delight in Mom’s face as she realized what she had been missing over the years of marriage to my Father even I was surprised by her choose nearly all black lace.Has I carried the shopping bags into the house I thought about my aim to reenergize Mom was also most complete even I couldn’t believe the change. I put all the bags in Mom’s bedroom I couldn't think of Mom. I noticed that Tina left the room once or twice, but thought nothing of it, probably just going to the loo. But she came back after one of these little trips and asked me if I fancied the next slow dance. I glanced across at Kate, but she was deep in earnest conversation with one of the fem girls, so I was more than happy to accept Tina's offer.When the music started, Tina led me onto the dance floor and then faced me, her hands on my hips while mine were on her shoulders. She was a bit shorter. A situation you'd feel you have to deal with."That sounded reassuring. "That's good," I said vaguely. Andrepeated, "As I say, there's safety in numbers." "Exactly," Jessica said. "So she's felt safe from exposure fornearly a year now." She then simply stared at me. Silent. Shewas watching me with intense concentration. I stared back. Ididn't get it."There's also variety in numbers," she added. "The spice of life. You know?"I didn't know, or maybe I didn't want to know. I wasn't sure.