. because... just let me."Now I blushed. "Thank you." The only thought that ran through mymind was that more than him buying me a dress, I wanted him ...o takeit off me."Just return the shoes tomorrow. I wouldn't want to ruin theoutfit." She pulled me aside. "Trust an old lady. He's in love withyou."That felt like a punch in the stomach. He was in love with me, or atleast had a crush on me. And I was in love with him. But, I felt likethe lowest form of life. I was leading this guy on. I didn't. “You’re trying to distract me, Helen. To keep me from being nervous, is my guess.” Troy patted her hand. “I do my best to never be nervous around you, Helen.”“Because you know that, like with Julie, nothing bad can ever happen to us as long as we’re together?”Troy patted her hand again.“I do my best to never be nervous around you, Helen.”“For the record, that’s two questions that you haven’t really answered since this conversation started.”“As long as we’re keeping track,” Troy responded.. .. leaving ... longing. So many terrible words starting with 'L' in this stupid tongue... 'She pressed her lips against him more passionately, hoping to drive those feelings out of her mind. What she wanted now was sex, not love. Love was something she never wanted, but sometimes it found her anyway, and when it did, it always made her miserable.Jake wasn't surprised at her aggressiveness. Béla was always aggressive. But tonight, she was intense about it. He realized that the demon she was. She’d be good at a lot of things with your Dad’s brain genes, even if she doesn’t grow out of the submissive thing. As long as we were there for her, she’d be fine. She obviously has taken to us. Yeah. Let’s think on that.” We pondered all kinds of possibilities then fell asleep, spooned, with his manhood weaponry between my legs, neither of us with enough energy to do anything with it.The morning found us smiling at each other. A bit of a morning breath kiss and a race to the bathroom. I don’t.