Someone who took that much care with their appearance was hiding something, some imperfection, some character flaw that needed fine clothes and expens...ive makeup to cover. Her hair was blonde, but he suspected that was one of the few natural things about her. The subtle shadings could not be achieved by the hands of anyone but a true artist and even then, he doubted that she would have allowed it. No, her hair was her one true possession which made Alex wonder why she wore it so severely. Lois was shaken awake by her returning husband Hal. "Lois, where are theboys? And who are these girls doing chores and making dinner? And whythe hell are there bags full of girls' clothes in the living room."Lois grinned. "We don't have boys anymore Hal. Those are our beautifuldaughters - and I don't know why it's happened - I think it has to dowith this ring you gave me."Hal gulped. He remembered when he got the ring at the flea market. Heswore as if the ring was calling out to him - he knew. Only the navy was keeping the Nazis from invading the island.They sat quietly sipping their brandy listening to everyone else's chatter. Gregory leaned over and whispered in his wife's ear, "If we were fucking, we'd be climaxing by now and this drill would have ruined it all."Miriam broke out into a laugh. It was good to see her do that. She seldom smiled except for receiving her well deserved applause after her performance. The play was due to end in three weeks and everyone was hoping for an. Indigo nodded and walked toward the women, still looking a little pale."Except this, of course," Raven whispered, patting the pocket where she'd stuffed a bag of gemstones. The small, easily concealed sack would have ensured that the guild could quickly relocate and set up shop elsewhere, if necessary. Since they no longer had any use for it, she had appropriated it.When Mindblind barely reacted, she asked, "You okay?" Fine," he growled under his breath."You've got to get it together. We need.