Ryan tried desperately to plead for help, but again could not produce apeep. Not, he reflected miserably, that it was likely anyone would cometo his a...sistance, in this out of the way location. And if Dana hadturned against him too ...Tears welled up as he contemplated his predicament ? before anothersoundless scream erupted as he relaxed his grip and his bare bottom waspunctured once more. Desperately, he redoubled his efforts to holdhimself up, but the strain was already beginning to tell on. I keep telling her it doesn't matter, but..." You may have to tell her another million times or two," Gretchen counseled."Mom, you don't think it's just gratitude with Andi, do you?" Not at all. She was attracted to you - VERY attracted to you - back when you met at school. The gratitude is there, but it's not the reason for the love."Hearing that, Andy sat in a nearby big chair and pulled his mother onto his lap. She laid her head on his shoulder, and they just communed silently for several. While his daily runs had allowed him to stay in shape (not to mention sane), they unfortunately had not prepared him for this kind of physical exertion. He definitely was not cut out to be a lumberjack. Well, at least not every day, anyway.Sitting on the tailgate of his truck with his legs dangling off, he smiled to himself as he took another large swallow of iced tea. At least he was faring a good deal better than Grant and Henry. The two of them were opposite him over on the front stoop,. " Oh," Professor Chase said sounding relieved. "You had me worried.Liking guys isn't gay, Miss Dowdy. For you, liking guys is straight." So it is true," Brad said in an "ah-ha" moment. "You did do this tome! On purpose!" We didn't make you like boys on purpose," she corrected him. "As partof our standard package, sexual orientation is reset to match the body.Unfortunately for you, we didn't anticipate that you would be goingthrough puberty, so we didn't even discuss altering it." So you can.