Somehow he was not surprised by what he saw. Retreating down to thebottom, he watched the change to his hand disappear. Returning to theseventh step h... finally understood the reason that the Knights of Kestrelhad included Mirren in their party, the prudish bastards. None of their,well except maybe for Kestrel's, inflated egos would be able to handlesuch a change. Blunt, thick fingers becoming long and graceful, tipped incrystal like nails sparkling like so many tiny shards. Calloused palms. “Ken, listen to what I want to say and please don’t interrupt. A few weeks after we started dating I liked you a lot. As time went by, I found myself falling in love with you. Now I’m not sure if it’s true love or not, but I feel myself missing you when we’re not together. Wishing you were there with me. Holding my hand, running your fingers through my hair, and kissing me. The other night, You told me that you liked me a lot. That isn’t enough for me to be sure that you really meant it or were. .. that's..." Dave started talking nervously, not being able to find his words."That's what I thought." Liz made the coyest face in her repertoire and put her finger to her mouth as she giggled. She drew her body into him, pressed her boobs against his chest as she stood on the tip of her toes, guiding her lips to his. Dave pulled his face from hers and gently pushed her away."I'm sorry, but I can't do this... I don't want to..." The bulge in your pants is telling me otherwise," she said. "Relax Sarah, no one ever goes to that. It's just for new... well, you don't need it. The only thing that's going on today is the pep rally at three thirty. Coming?"She must have *known* that I didn't want to go to that *stupid* thing. "Prep rally" is what some of the other students were calling it. Chewing on a piece grass, I stared out across the empty football field, not really wanting to answer the question.Jenny tried to make eye contact. "I've got to go and get ready. See you there?.