At first I even considered joining a monastery, but the thought of absolute abstinence was an even worse fate. Then I considered very briefly, announc...ng to the world that I was gay, but the idea that I might have to flutter my eyelids at any passing half attractive male, to make the role more convincing also had its drawbacks, even dangers, and might well land me in even more trouble.A well meaning friend suggested that I go to stay in America until my examination results came through. A. Brown didn’t reply instantly, she noticed. She heard him gulp before murmuring something about the Incas. She wasn’t really looking at the book, she was looking at the increasingly prominent erection in this pants. “Interesting”, she murmured, withdrawing.For the next half hour, Rachel was subjecting Brown to a kind of a test. She would look out of the w window, giving him the opportunity to ogle at her and then suddenly look inside. She almost always caught him staring.She fished her cell. . a persistent 12 year old ... the irate Scout Leader ... the Animal Control People ... the persistent 12 year old ... the 12 year old ... girl...The cats, Hineahuone and I, all turned to look at our Bellhop ... she was just coming out of her swoon.Jeanine, thought the half and the three quarters Canadian Lynx."Jeanine," I said, marveling at how WELL the now twenty-three year old Jeanine had grown up."Jeanine?" asked Hineahuone ... she had never met the girl."Jeanine, Honey? What are you doing. "They were watching for Gareth, of course," she replied. "It is obvious that if Prince Kija is using a reality altering device like that Rainbow sword, then he has to protect if from the only two people in the kingdoms with experience with such things - Gareth and Pteri."A small roar broke the silence following Wildhair's words, punctuated by a different noise that may have been Hanna clearing her throat. "This doesn't answer the most important question," she said, not pausing in her.