Of course, girls being girls they all wanted to check out the shops. So we headed downstairs after a bit to check out Spencer’s. I let Holly talk me...into getting a Steve Miller t-shirt to update my wardrobe a bit more, and we all decided to head over to the Castle Arcade.So the five of us squeezed into my trusty Scout, Linda in the front with me and Holly in the back between the two other girls. She raised her eyebrow at me in the rear-view mirror when they started to ask her questions about. .." he trailed off. "But I desperately want to lose my virginity before college." He blurted out in a hushed voice, clearly agitated. Photos http://cu2.io/pFnaygA"Well maybe I can help you." I said softly, trying to calm him and peak his interest. Watching his face change as he tried to make sense of what I said, I raised my eye brow and ran my heel along his calves. Now he got the message springing a small grin. While we waited longer for dinner to arrive, I took my heels off and decided to. “Take ten,” she ordered, “rehydrate and get a few thousand calories in you. We’ll wait until night falls before we move on the base.”They seemed relieved, taking seats on nearby roots and leaning against tree trunks as they unscrewed the caps of their canteens and tore open energy bar wrappers. They had been running pretty much full tilt since the morning, and while gravity on Jarilo was lower than Borealis norm, it was still pretty hard on them. They had made good time, however. Night was no. " Anna was smiling hugely.The rest of the party had gone well, embarrassing, but well. After lot of good natured ribbing, everybody settled down to just hang out and have a good time. But as nice as it was, I couldn't wait to get home. I love my friends and family, but I still felt as if this thing with Anna was too new, too fragile and I wanted to to focus on us for a while before letting the outside world in. Good intentions aside, I felt uncomfortable with the pressure our friends had put on.