Your father and I spoke to the principle at the middle school and told him about your condition." Mom," Gwen said, dropping her fork with a clatter as...her head snapped around to look at her mother as she took a sip of coffee from her favorite mug. "I thought the idea was to keep my pregnancy a secret as long as possible." It is," the older woman said with a sigh as she set her coffee mug down and crossed her arms under her breasts. "But we had to tell the principle the truth or he wouldn't let. Okay, let's eat."As they ate, James and Clarence told Sarah's Clan that the group who went to the president to get them fired were now under arrest and being held in isolation. Clarence said that he understood it was the first time a President had used the panic button to summon his Secret Service agents.James continued, "Right after the situation in the President's office settled down, the Attorney General called, wanting me in Washington immediately for a briefing. He was shocked and outraged. "No need to ask how the, er, massage went then!" Sarah said, a big grin on her face."No, it went much better than I expected," Ellen said, "—In fact, it went so well that I've asked Ken to move in here with me. And of course, since we're respectable oldies, we decided that we really ought to get married first!"Sarah was so excited that she practically leapt at her grandmother and Ken and throwing her arms around both their necks, she kissed them."That's so amazing, Gran! I'm really, really. I should have allowed Tracy to give me the shot, butthe very thought of it was like being in a room full of spiders crawlingall over me. Crawling in my mouth.Thomas appeared at the doorway, looking dishevelled with a hint ofstubble that was usually absent on his face. I guess he usually shavedbefore coming downstairs. Kathryn hated beards. He yawned heavily. "Isshe OK?"Kathryn, who continued to basically hold me like an overgrown baby as Iblubbered, said, "A bad dream."Thomas walked into my.