She hoped it wasn't bleeding."It's okay to be nervous. So am I." Why?" Why am I nervous?"Elaine nodded."I'm nervous because I'm in the presence of a b...autiful woman."He's gotta stop smiling like that.Elaine giggled. "Charmer." There she is," he said. "There's the girl I've been talking to."Elaine felt herself blush all over again, this time in pleasure. "I... I'm sorry. I'm not good at this. I haven't had much practice." Which, to me, means you haven't learned bad habits." Oh." She hadn't. Fifty. Maybe sixty sets. Neatly taken off, paired off, then set to the ground. Almost a hundred people had walked in here, quietly taken off their shoes, then as a group, jammed their heads into the fountain. Their bodies had started to tighten and rot - and I could see the faint squirm of bugs underneath the skin. I stepped slowly back.“Jesus...” I whispered.Tink tink tink tink.The sound - not unlike a piece of bone rapping against a metal wall - echoed from the mall.I gulped. “Lucas. Go. I grabbed two, and headed out to the living room, sitting beside Ane, who was munching away happily at one of her pieces. Laughing, I shook my head. “Okay. You picked the movies last time, this time it’s my turn.” I said, and grinned, picking up the remote and browsing through some of the on-demand movies, finally settling on a couple horror movies, to which she promptly whined. “But I hate horror movies! They give me nightmares!” She pleaded, and I sighed. “Fine, I’ll tell you what. You can. Do you absolutely promise that you will do that, and I won’t end up getting charged with rape of a minor?” I nodded silently, then took a deep breath and stood up. Kirk followed suit, leading the way back to the van. The dark color of the van had soaked up the heat of the sun, turning it into a comfortably warm enclosure. Kirk led me to the rear portion of the van where we sank down on the soft seats. After a few awkward seconds, Kirk took me in his arms and began cuddling and kissing. He.