'Well, you might as well know right now that this place is….,' she paused again, then smiled a huge smile, 'is like a party that never ends.' She fo...lowed this with another laugh. 'Had you going for a minute didn’t I?'I let out a breath of relief. 'Yes you did.'The folks go out every Friday night and I’m here all alone to do anything I want. Once I took Mom’s car and went joy-riding. Another time I hit Daddy’s liquor cabinet. But this Friday night, Buddy, is the big one!'I didn’t know what to. " You have to be the man for the two of us." I am." It is the three of us." Falling back into the recliner with her, we cuddled and kissed.The next morning we were at the marina early, forgoing our normal 'laze around in bed' Saturday activities.We were hauling things between the car and the boat when one of the other marina denizens showed up. I know him pretty well."Hey, Dave," he said. "Haven't caught up with you in a while." I know," I said. "Been going out pretty regular, though. Saw your. .. Dana’s turn:Dammit, Ed! Your fault. I should still be in middle school. Instead, my desk at OUR house is repository to several senior-level engineering courses and right now I’m in a REAL workplace and my ‘supervisor’ is two years younger than me.“Derek’s idea,” Terri said. “Add the specialized modules to the centipede. The bug. The bug goes to his prescribed destination, drops off segments with specialized functions, and leaves them...”“And he remembers where he left them, right?”“Of. This would get me suspended from school and probably a couple games. I did not want to see Pat — Ms. Pat — again today. "I'm not lookin' at nothin', Burk." I kept my voice level. "I'm just sittin' down for lunch." You finally come out the closet, queer?" One of the other guys asked. "We know all you football queers." Wilson!" Someone behind me snapped.I glanced over my shoulder. "Be cool, guys." Yeah, be cool, queer."Ron Wilson had a real short fuse. He had the school record for unnecessary.