David could feel Aly trembling, and he held her with strong hands and kissed her hair. "It's alright, sweet sister," he murmured. "We're smarter than them. We'll make everything alright."

"David's right," Christina said. "What do we have to fear from some blonde bitch who can't even get her own man?"

Tasha scuttled off and retrieved cups of tea for both Kat and Bianca. If Kat didn't want hers, that was fine, but at least it was there. She remembered Bianca liked tea, though. She even found she remembered the way the girl liked it.