Kathy was one of the best female basketball players in the city and she had gotten a partial scholarship to the Girl's Academy for her basketball expe...tise. Trish had no real sporting talent but she already had her heart set on either the role of a novitiate or to go to the nursing school run by the same sisters that ran the convent.Although they were best friends, Trish and Kathy seldom discussed matters related to sex because in all honesty Kathy was a lot more interested in female to female. It bothered me so much my heart was so quick to offer itself upfor more punishment, and it bothered me even more that it bothered me atall. By the time I finished exploring my face and started back down thehall, I'd decided the school wasn't big enough for both me andNefertiti.I got in so much trouble for taking too long, so learning Japanese andme got off to kind of a rocky start. Mrs. Anderson totally gave me thestink eye the remainder of the period and kind of stared me down as Iwalked out. Yeah, right.I helped the girls to calm, passing that feeling of togetherness, of rightness, of goodness down the line through our touch. It was already going to be a long night. Feeling afraid of something for possibly several hours would wear us out. We needed to stay on our toes, but not jump at every small thing that happened by. It would look bad in the face of those who could be just as bad as we feared.Once all of us were in the room, I took in the setting. The dark red drapes continued. I mean he’s an adventurous lover, and seems to have a vast background in it. Well-practiced, you know? It’s one thing I miss most. Bringing something new into our lovemaking, Joe. It made it more fun and more exciting when we talked about it or especially when we relived the source of it. And he has been full of surprises. As young as he is, it makes me wonder how precocious he was. How early he started having sex. Or if he landed a lover or two who were voracious and imaginative. That first.