Yeah, when we got close, we could see the carefully swept sand—a sure giveaway that some monster was hiding just below the surface waiting for us. C...arley heaved a concussion stick grenade onto the sand and we watched for a reaction. Well, we didn't have long to wait.There were at least two Hydras hiding there, and the heads popped up in several locations. These were relatively easy shots for the shotguns firing pisspots on full automatic. We hosed down the area and figured that we had. " Jared answered.Little Declan hugged his mothers leg and she leaned up to kiss Jared quickly as she squeezed his hand.Jared this is MJ, my neighbor. She's going to watch after Declan and make sure he gets to bed.The woman stepped forward, a smartly dressed, well groomed woman, of 50 or so."Hi, Marie Julina Fumba, but my friends call me MJ." She said extending her hand."Hello MJ, I assume you and Declan are friends?" Oh yes, he's been a great neighbor to me and we've shared more than a few pots. 'But a tiny voice - a small hope - yet remained in the Pandora's boxthat Maggie had opened by enrolling Blair in the Shakspear Studio. Asthe language had been abstruse, even by Elizabethan standards, shethought that perhaps she had misunderstood Rosalind's (that is,Blair's) intent. Surely the girl wasn't saying that she was going todress up and pose as a man? Thus, Rosalind's reply to Celia's question- "What shall I call thee when thou art a man?" - Maggie found totallycrushing: "I'll have. .. uh ... I’ll be up in a minute ... just be ready so we can start immediately.” she spoke as she walked quickly down the hall. She heard him move up the stairs, glad he hadn’t seen her blush too.As she entered the kitchen, she found her mother leaning against the counter, looking at her phone. She looked over to Tanya as she came into the kitchen, smiling at seeing her.“Hey there, gonna leave you and your father to your own devices tonight. I am afraid that I have been too demanding on him.