And then I was called away.Suddenly. On that trip to the Far East. So I wasn't there. Not whenit mattered." I don't understand. Nothing changed. I had...agreed to your terms,to go .... to come here to Helgarren .... What else mattered?"David lifted his head from his hands. Looking at her. Pain in hiseyes."What mattered Sophie was that Laura gave you hormones. And youtook them. You started the regime. It negated your value as a teststandard." "I took them because I had no option. I had promised. Long-distance running will keep you lean, with the only part of youranatomy getting rock-hard being your calves and quads. A six-pack wasnot the standard fare of a cross-country athlete.Apparently that was so not the case with cheerleading.I reached down and ran my fingers over the taut muscle, shuddering abit at the feeling of the smooth, hairless, super-soft skin ofCharlene's abdomen. With my index finger, I traced the outlines of themuscles beneath, my eyes focused squarely on the. At 7:45 p.m. I pulled up and looked around. Shit! What the hell was her father doing with her? Damn, I thought to myself, I guess these condoms were a mistake. I slipped them into my wallet, after all, I’d probably pull together a reason to use them after this dinner date. ‘Hey Jason! You’re early!’ Kay exclaimed and ran over and hugged me. Her father seemed to have an approval glare upon me. I guess he was happy I was early. ‘Jason look that’s the table we used to sit at back in 10th grade!’. .." You stepped aside as a family of customers tried to squeeze between you and a parked shopping cart."Let's move on to an area of less traffic." You took me by the arm and escorted me to the front of the store -- to the small cafe area there. Once we got seated, you promptly took up where you'd left off. "As I was saying, we -- your Master and myself -- don't wish to cause problems between you and your folks. There simply is no need for it."I was relieved to hear that. How could I explain to.