"Dead," she said simply.Jerry howled with laughter and Dave joined him."What's so funny up here?" Rebecca said as she walked onto the deck. She was fo...lowed by Cheri and Tina."We were discussing the one thousand ways I will be tortured slowly to death if Jan sees Anita in a bathing suit that you and Tina picked out." Hey! You haven't even seen it yet!" Rebecca retorted."So I might have a chance to live?"Tina giggled. "Well, no, probably not. Sorry bro."The exchange actually had the corners of. So I lifted my arm and flexed my bicep and he gently held my arm and felt the diameter, I nearly creamed myself at his touch. “And you’ve grown some hair on your chest I can see, I started at about the same age”. I kind of blushed but was stoked that he noticed in my open necked shirt. “Can I feel your bicep too” I asked, feeling a bit cheeky.“Sure why not” he said and then lifted both arms and proudly flexed both arms his chest and back. I couldn’t take my eyes off him, everything was hot! . Nevertheless, the sea still presented a major obstacle so it is theorized that these ancestral people reached Australia by island hopping. Two routes have been proposed. One follows an island chain between Sulawesi and New Guinea and the other reaches North Western Australia via Timor. Other research suggests an alternative theory, involving accidental colonization as a result of tsunamis. The journey still required sea travel however, making them amongst the world’s earlier mariners.Therefore,. .”He took a big breath.“And you’ll let him do it. You’ll go along with whatever he wants you to do.”My insides curled up into a little knot and squeezed.I knew what he was saying. That’s one of my nightmares, too.“How can I possibly protect you from that?”How could anyone possibly protect me from that?How could I possibly protect me from that?But maybe my desire to protect myself would be stronger than my brain’s desire to shut down. Maybe it would let me scream, fight back, get away. I hope.