I had a talk with Alice before we left and she assured me she knew what she was doing. I felt bad for her parents because you could tell they were jus... grinning and bearing it. I predicted he wouldn't be around for long.On the trip back, it was Tami's turn. Why did I not see this coming? I would have ridden home on a bus."First of all I want to thank you for being honest with me, and not holding back. Some of the things I heard were hard for me," Tami started.The not holding back part had me. Me, I usually came home about eight, exhausted and tired. I ate a light supper and headed to bed. What else was there for me to do? On the weekends, I helped with Sam's subjects in math and business. Other than that, things were the same; no sex and tired all the time, but I knew that I could see a faint light at the end of the tunnel. Little did I know that that light was the damn train that derailed my life, rather than the end of the tunnel.Things progressed well, or maybe not so well, but. This, however, looked awfully large; and those of statues projected less.When he got under the sheet, it was closer, but not so frightening because it was hidden.“Hello,” she said.He grinned. “Hello.” He leaned over and kissed her. “Martha.”“Oh, Larry.” This wouldn’t be so bad. It was what she’d wanted for years. She hugged him. He smoothed his hand down over the nightgown in back. She lay back and pulled the sheet down to her waist. “Do you like it?”“The nightie? Yes. The contents? Very much.. All ye who enter must be of consenting age, must provide identification of said age, and accept that whatever lies beyond will be out of your control the moment you sign in blood.“I like that they're taking this very seriously.” Ellen said thoughtfully as she passed through the gate, her belted tail swishing behind her as she walked. Ava was slower to follow her friend, rereading the warning several times before moving forward. The eagerness she was showing just a moment ago seemed to be.