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holding out for fear she’d be in danger, but she was willing to put her neck on the line for men she wasn’t even in love with. The woman deserved to know the whole truth.
    “I think she figured it out. You heard her dropping hints. She’s smarter than all of us.” Charlie squinted at the clock “What time is it?”
    “Too early to be talking on a holiday,” Henry muttered.
    “No holidays in Dreamland. We can take her out to Vegas for Valentine’s Day and spoil her. No one will notice us in Vegas.” Ike plucked a piece of tinsel out of her hair.
    “Let’s make it to New Year’s first.” Charlie stretched and poked Henry in the ribs. “It’s almost eight.”
    Henry groaned and yawned. “Don’t wake the sleeping genius. She’ll be hung over.”
    Meg stretched out on top of them. “I’m awake. What is it? I’m not working today.”
    “We need to tell you something.” Ike kissed the nearest part of her, which happened to be her elbow.
    “Okay.” She groped on the nightstand until Henry found and handed over her glasses. “Thanks.”
    Charlie sat up and pulled Meg with him. “Hopefully, it’s not a problem,” he said.
    She frowned. “You do have girlfriends.”
    “No!” they answered together.
    “Okay, what?” She freed her hair from the ponytail and shook out the tinsel.
    “Maybe, she’s not in the mood now? Shower first?” Henry suggested.
    “No, now. What’s the big secret?” She fluffed a pillow and propped it behind her head as she wiggled in between Ike and Charlie.
    “We didn’t want to tell you this because it might endanger you under the current circumstances of abductions and tension about the Keelons. However, given your willingness to protect the aliens, it’s not something we want to hide. We never meant to lie.” Charlie looked to Ike for help.
    “We’re aliens,” Ike blurted.
    Meg rolled her eyes and nodded. “I know. I figured that out once the other aliens got back.”
    “You did?” Henry asked.
    She nodded. “Actually, I suspected it after the first night. Your skin feels a little different. I was sure when I saw you guys so comfortable together sexually. Then when the other aliens came in Dreamland, there was no question.”
    Ike frowned. “We kept them in your lab and followed all the orders.”
    “True but you showed no fear of them at all. Okay, fine you’re big tough military hunks of muscle. But still, you didn’t doubt them or keep weapons pointed at them. Aliens are stronger, and they’re bred for war. So you could’ve defended yourself and subdued one of them if they attacked you.”
    “They weren’t combative at all,” Henry said.
    Meg shrugged. “Still, a human wouldn’t like that inequality of power and would have had more fire power. I’ve known you guys long enough to know you show zero fear. And last night, I gave them rum. You drank a little, very little, but you never stopped me from letting them have some. You three kept control and didn’t really let your guard down. If you’d gotten drunk, you might let something slip.”
    “It was all a test?” Ike grabbed her and pinned her to the bed.
    “No, not a test. Just an experiment to prove my hypothesis.” She wrapped her arms around his neck. “So were you really in the military, or is this some elaborate cover up for a secret mission?”
    Ike kissed her mouth. “You’re not mad?”
    “I’m not mad. You’re taking a risk telling me. I’m sure it’s against the rules. This all happened very fast, but I’m not easy to fool.” She shrugged.
    Henry smiled. “No secret mission. We crashed.”
    “Like the others? But you’re far more assimilated to human culture.” She stared at them as if she were trying to solve a puzzle.
    “You want the story now, or do you want to see how much we love and trust you?” Charlie asked.
    She slid from beneath Ike and kissed Charlie and Henry. “Thank you for trusting me. I won’t let your secret slip. I did know, but your trust and