I think that if we are attacked the twenty three men behind us will attack too."Julian said, "Twenty three?" Two men are large and they sound differen...."When it looked right I called out, "Iulius, hold on. I have to piss." You drank too much wine. You get that way when it is others that provide it."He was being nasty and I said, "I was not ogling all the girls the way you were, now hold on while I look for flowers in need of a drink."I slid off the horse with my sword in my hand. The toga and. ”Her face couldn’t hide the shock and wonderment at how he knew her name and then she blushed and nodded her head. “Oh! The name tag, Duh!”There went another rung.“Here you go, Mr... ?” she said as she handed him the receipt.“Hammond. Michael Hammond.”They continued to look at each other, ginning widely.“Well, enjoy your visit,” she said finally.“Thank you, you too!” he said and walked away slowly, cringing at his stupid remark. You, too? What the hell, Hammond?When Michael was out of earshot,. ”“Nothing? As in zip, nada, ziltch, zero?” Mina was miffed.“I’m trying to get permission to test you out of high school and straight in to the University.” JimiJac explained.“Who needs to give permission?”“You do.”“We do?”“Yes ... you’re emancipated, so you don’t need an adult to sign.” He opened the shallow middle drawer and took out two simple sheets of paper:I, (print your name), being emancipated, wish to take the High School Comprehensive Exit Tests and graduate from Armadillo High School. I was firm but kept the contact soft as I put a hand on her waist. The hint of bourbon from her drink was sweet on my lips and I kept kissing her. She leaned into me and when my other hand touched the side of her face, she moaned into my lips and opened her mouth slightly. I kept kissing her in that position, with my eyes closed for at least a couple of minutes, her body pressing tighter and tighter against mine, Nancy’s hands now reaching up to my face and kissing me back.I felt Krista move.