She wanted me, obviously, to break the tension and make the overture.But it was Yumi who did so.“Let’s just do it,” she said simply, but firmly....oth Sayaka and I were taken aback.“Really?” Sayaka asked.Yumi nodded. “It’s obvious you both want to.”In the afternoon light we lay back on my bed, the three of us, and I sipped vodka and g****fruit juice. We joked, actually, laughed nervously, and Sadewhispered from the speakers.“I think you and I should start,” Yumi said teasingly. I could only nod.. Instead she had to learn, had to help her father with his efforts to unravel the Old Language. The accident that left her burnt had further aggravated her solitude. The hours she had spent with Thesia prior to the rebellion had been Alana's first exposure to another young woman of any consequence, and she had cherished those hours. Alana was determined not to intrude on Thesia's position lest her only friend would turn against her in jealousy.However, Macro's arm around her shoulder felt. I thought I'd give her a hint of what I wanted.I went to bed naked hoping Jean would get the hint I was looking for a little action when she came home. I lay on my side so my back was toward the door. I left the covers off just to ensure Jean would see my bare body.Jean came home at her usual time and did her usual routine. I lay very quietly pretending to be asleep. She entered the room without turning on the light or making a sound. I could barely hear her as she moved about the bedroom.. I slipped in next to her when I got upstairs. I was aware at some pointin the early morning that I was drinking again but I didn't think toomuch about it as I drifted back to sleep. When I awoke with the sun in myeyes having to pee badly again I didn't notice that the pacifier was goneuntil I was halfway back from the bathroom."Good morning, sweetie," greeted me as I entered the dining room whereMarion was finishing breakfast. I didn't care that I had slept through itsince I was not even.