They spent the next hour and a half driving out of town and chatting casually about the week that had past since they had seen each other last. Lynn s...id over in the bench seat and positioned herself right beside Neil, with her hand in his lap, rubbing his leg gently. She was trying to tease him and get him excited, and she could easily see the effect she was having on his jeans. Neil tried to hide it, but Lynn could also tell that his breathing had quickened. Her plan seemed to be working. She. ’ I had spent some time thinking this one out. ”Jen,’ huh?’ ‘Mom, he’s the only who’s ever called me that, and I love it.’ ‘I have to respect a responsible young man, and don’t you worry one bit: your trust in me makes your responsibility mine, and I will get you back here on time.’ I grabbed my bags, and we headed down to the car. ‘You know, I’m going to want to talk to both of you on the way down, and with both of you in the car, it might seem a bit awkward sometimes, but you’ll just have to. I laughed and said, ‘OOO, that’s a nice look, hey, what do you think of this one?’ The receiver unit consisted of three thick tubes running front to back and left to right, welded together to form a half-sphere, it looked like the framework you might use to construct a globe, but with an open bottom. I put it on my head, which made it look like a hollow helmet. Suddenly this thought flashed through my head: ‘mushroom.’ A split second later, Jessie said ‘You look like a mushroom.’ Mushrooms? I. “Until next time, Jolie,” Conrad kissed her goodbye and made his way to leave. Jolie sighed when she heard her front door slam shut. She collected her books from the coffee table and placed them in her bag before she too had to leave her home. She reluctantly made her way to get the public transport that was required to get her to her first lecture of the year; all too knowing about its reliability. Traffic was horrendous; although, she made it to the campus with thirty minutes to spare. She.