“Sure, Mom.” She disappeared down the hallway leaving her son to sag heavily against the wall, his heart hammering. He told himself just how stupi...d he was to slip up not once, but twice. She was d***k, though, and there was a good chance she wouldn’t remember it. Even if she did, he told himself, he could convince her she’d misunderstood and she’d believe it. What mother wanted to believe her son had the hots for her? Really? And it was strange that he did, he told himself. As a teen just. ‘HEY,’ I shouted, making the three of them turn toward me, ‘Why don’t you leave him alone?’ ‘Who the fuck are you?’ the biggest of the three laughed. ‘Nobody in particular,’ I replied, ‘Just someone who wants to know why you three cowards are picking on someone smaller than you.’ ‘If I were you, I’d keep walking, asshole,’ he sneered, ‘Or face the consequences.’ ‘If you leave him alone, you won’t be harmed,’ I calmly warned, ‘If not, you will be the one who suffers the consequences, I assure. We have already donethings we probably should not have done. Weare asking for trouble if we sleep in the samebed.” My voice did not seem convincing to evenme. I was trying to be good; but I knew this wasa very dangerous moment. My heart pounded inmy chest with fear and excitement.“I just want tohold you for a moment, mom. I will go back tomy own bed before we fall asleep.” It soundedinnocent, but we both knew it was not. Myfingers were still touching my clitoris, but mymovements had stopped as. I didn’t harm her.’ Majgen remembered the spoon, and ate more soup while going over Baglian’s memories of mind-scanning Ukrial. The bowl was half full by the time she started wondering why Baglian hadn’t told her. ‘He knew I thought I had harmed Ukrial,’ Majgen remembered. Raising her face, Majgen studied Baglian across the table. Visually Baglian appeared to only be interested in his food, but she sensed he was paying an unusual amount of attention to her emotions. ‘He is guessing I just.