" Adopted by TWO families?" Which had to be even more puzzling."Not really adopted. Ava's nearly an adult, so adoption isn't the right word, but she's...become special to us in a way it wouldn't be appropriate to explain now." She's pregnant?" Haha," from several people.Julia added, "No, nothing like that. Until Ava is willing to talk about it at school we'd appreciate your not talking about her 'adoption', please." -- Turning back to her dad, Julia said, "We kept Mark up far too late last night,. She needed to feel these strong, sturdy trees against her skin, she pushed her back against a firm tree with bumpy, coarse bark she moved against it to push harshly against her skin the pain made the experience feel real.The temperature began to warm. She felt beads of sweat beginning to pool and drip down her neck, over her bare shoulders, down her elbows and behind her knees. It was starting to feel sticky the air turned dense leaves were sticking to her body. She began to pant as the. “So, Henry, you are the one dating my daughter?”“Uhm no sir. We are friends.”“So, does your life depend on it?”Sphincter control was almost lost, his heart was racing, as sweat began to appear on his forehead, but no words came out of his mouth, but a sound did escape, a soft groan.“Going downstairs. Does your life depended on It.” he said with a laugh.Henry laughed nervously and, “uhm, well-”“Listen Henry, man to man, I love my daughter, you know, and if anything were to happen to her, I mean. I had stopped jokingly punching him and sitting next to him in canteen or even make direct eye contact. And when he made eye contact or spoke to me, there were butterflies in my stomach and a rush that I had never felt. My heart would start pounding in my chest and I felt a new feeling down there.. A tingling of some sorts.. A feeling I could not put a finger in.. I mean on(sexual innuendo intended :p).Rahul has always been sitting directly behind me in lectures. But now I was aware of his.