I didn’t realize that I had moved way closer to him and now we were sitting so, so close! He slowly reached out and stroked my face and asked how it...felt. It was okay. Then he asked if I felt okay moving even closer to him and I found I could.“Kevin told me that my moving toward him was my allowing him into my space; I gave him permission to be there because I had initiated the movement. I never knew! Then he led me through the exercises, letting me be in control about how close I came to him.. I’ve always thought you’re a beautiful girl, and I’m not going to look away. And no, I don’t think Hattie would be thrilled to know that I’m looking at you this way. But shit, Abi, she’s been off-limits to me for the past few weeks. A guy has needs, you know?”I giggled and replied, knowing that I could really get to him, saying, “Yes, Grady, I know a little about a guy’s needs. You sure tried hard enough to satisfy those needs with me, when we dated in our junior year. You might not want to. When I got to church, I went straight to Lauren to find out how much fun they had. When I approached her I could tell something was different about her, but I did not know what. All during the sermon I tried to figure out what was different about my best friend. She didn’t look sick or anything, but there was just something. As we walked out of the church, I took her by the arm and pulled her over to the corner of the building. It didn’t take much convincing to get my friend to talk. She told. ”“Do you know what l have to do for my audition?” Chloe asked.“Your Grandad has told me what he’s setting up but he wants to be the one to tell you,” Ann said.“I’m so excited Mummy, will it be like the films you did?”“Like some of my films yes,” Ann replied, “you’ve only seen some of the stuff l’ve done.”“Are there stronger ones Mum?”“Wait and see, I’m sure Grandad will show you sometime.”“But you were younger than me when you started,” Chloe said.“Oh yes, a lot younger, it was for the.