This theme also introduces a character about which I had no knowledge when Beth and I began writing, but she horns her way into the narrative and no o...e wants her to butt out. Besides, it’s such a cute butt.The second point is that the major commercial holiday season of the U.S. year is approaching, and various other tasks and commitments will be taking up much of my time. Thus, submission rate of chapters will slow, though chapter submissions have not at all caught up with finished chapters.. So that night I met a guy who was actually gonna prove to be a fantastic pal for many years to come and was seeing a female pal I knew from school who'd invited herself.Turned out Shelley was there but she stayed out of my way, but we were pleasant enough to one another.As the night wore on, everyone got hammered, but my new pal Ryan was so chatty, I wasn't getting my chance with any girl who might be interested, cos Charley's naughty student pals were always up for something.Luckily Rae was. We'll leave it for later. Okay?" Okay."Maria went back to looking through her wardrobe and then smiled at meas she pulled a top to go with the skirt. She walked back up to me andheld out the skirt."There you go, put that on."I hesitated for a moment. What was going on? Here I was dressed in herlingerie and she was offering me a skirt?"Aren't you angry with me?"Maria sighed and smiled at me."All will be revealed my young little girl, if you get dressedproperly. And no. I'm not angry with you.. If it had survived long enough to sprout that growth, it should last through one more storm.He was still a fair distance away when the first sprinkles - if drops large enough to sting bare skin could be called that - started falling. The wagon, upon which he had been closing, surged forward with a fresh burst of speed, bouncing on the uneven terrain and whipping long strands of tough grass that had tangled in the wheels.Grunting from the effort, Mindblind quickened his pace. Errant drops turned.