What the hell is Connie playing at?Clegg smiles broadly. He's sometimes inclined to enjoy a joke at other's expense and he's noticed Connie's occasion...l sniping at Larry. "That's a perceptive observation, Connie, especially as we all have such high hope for Larry's project. Pam?"Pam Jordan is perfectly aware of what's going on but she's happy to indulge Connie and Freddie's teasing. "I am inclined to agree with Connie," she says. "Larry, when are you planning to go on holiday? Perhaps you. I didn’t think you’d mind.”I figured that they wanted to finish what they started at lunch. “Sure, that’s fine. Do you want me to disappear for the afternoon?”“No,” the two girls said together, then giggled.“I need our hero close by to protect me from Denise’s advances,” laughed Kimberly.Denise slapped her arm. “You’re such a goof, Kim. Oh, and where’s Adam? He must have dressed fast.”We started for the Volvo. Kimberly told us about Adam.“So Adam had a problem in gym today. Stupid teachers. The. But you didn’t think so last time we met.” I did not want to spoil the good mood by bringing it up, but someone had to acknowledge the elephant eventually. He seemed a bit lost for a moment and swallowed his words more than once. “I’m sorry to bring that up.” “No, no. I’m glad you did. I didn’t have the courage. Perhaps I’m having such a good time at the moment, or perhaps I’m just ashamed.” “Please tell me. I can’t stand the way we parted last.” “I’ve been thinking about it every hour. Being gay, I got some grief but most people didn't have a problem as I had a lot of friends that were jocks and popularity seems to reduce harassment. It was also hard for people to make fun of me being gay when I am not at all feminine and unless you ask or found out some other way you just wouldn’t have a clue that I'm gay. It's nice that way because I didn't and don't get made fun of or harassed, but I also get a lot of girls flirting with me. I normally think of it as friendly conversation.