"Oh, come on Samantha," Monica said. "Tell us about your bbc. The darkerthe meat..."...The sweeter the juice," Terri finished.They cackled together, o...d buddies sharing a laugh. I seethed at themboth. I had never been with a man. Not ever. Had I thought about it?Sure. Doesn't everyone from time to time. Given the movies, given thetime in our culture, isn't it to be expected. But I never even thoughtabout it in the front lobe of my brain. Terri had me confused withsomeone else."Monica," I said. ”“Ok, thanks Steph, see you later.”I hung up and slunk back in the couch. Stephanie seemed to forgive me a little which is the only positive thing that’s happened since the party, but with so much crap going on it was overshadowed by all the other problems I still had going on. I had to find Rita’s phone, convince whoever had it not to say anything, make amends with Stephanie, and get Rita to trust me again, something I thought I’d never have to worry about, and make Ashley pay for all the shit. "Charlie... I" Michael just seem to be at a complete lost for words.As I felt my tears land on my bare skin lap I noticed because the way Iturned my shirt had risen so high my panties were almost showing. Thatwasn't going to help the situation any. As I began to turn away, Michaelreached his hand out."Stop crying," he said as he put his hand on my face to wipe the tearsway. "I understand why you did what you did. I just can't believe you didit." I know, I know. I just got carried away," I was. The woman who had come to feed Sam had said they’d be back sometime in the afternoon – ‘after the mail arrived’ so apparently the owners were not expected back yet.“Come on, lazybones.” she said to the cat as she sat up, dislodging him. She fumbled in the darkness for her boots and as she pulled them on, she said, “I’m starving, aren’t you?”Kate grabbed the milk from the refrigerator and they stepped outside, greeted by the shock of cold air. The storm had moved off and the clear night sky held.