I really loved that. Oh, I said, and I loved her piercings. You were right, they are very sexy. I will try and find a piecing shop in town, and have ...yself pierced. He smiled at me again, and told me that he didn’t think it was a good idea. I thought I had said something wrong, but then he said he didn’t trust those people. He had done his sister’s piercings himself. Would I trust him? I stopped and put my arms round his neck and said I would. Then he kissed me again and said that he would. They called it a night just after midnight, as everyone was happily exhausted. Tira checked for Tika and found her asleep on a couch. She tenderly picked her daughter up without waking her, said her good-byes, and left for her clearing with the rest of the Green Band. Only Tiz and the four Prodigies stayed at the Enclave house.At the clearing, Tira did not go to bed right away, but instead walked slowly around the clearing for a while, smiling tenderly down at her daughter, asleep cradled in. Trembling, my head filled with lust, I stared at her, reaching forthe buttons on my pants. But a wicked though occurred to me. “What aboutMike and Mr. Tilden?” I asked. “What if they, you know, come home?” She smiled impatiently. “A little white lie on my part.” She told me.“God will forgive me, I’m sure. They’re not at the hardware store. They wentto Bob’s work site to pick up some paperwork. They’ll be gone for hours.” I stared at her, astonished. She had planned this. 'She most workout a lot or dance.' He thought."Come on, Buster. You're coming with me." She laughed and started to push him into her small apartment. "As you can see, I don't have anything but my clothes."He looked around the empty place. She didn't have anything, no chairs, no sofa, and no t.v. "I know a few people that could get you some things and I have an extra stereo you can use now." He said to his smiling new neighbor."You sure? I went crazy last night with nothing to do." She jumped up.