’ She reached up and touched his hand. ‘It is one part of it. I know if I lost someone so close to me I would do the same.’ Without missing a be...t he added, ‘She talks to me, tells me to move on.’ ‘I don’t think that’s unusual. Perhaps that’s your subconscious telling you that it’s okay to find comfort in someone else’s arms.’ Remy’s eyes opened wide. ‘That’s exactly what she’s told me the last few times I dreamed of her. She wants me to get laid.’ Both of them laughed. ‘Perhaps that’s what she. Even Ted had a healthy sprouting of hair onhis crotch, and for the first time I noticed his penis was also muchbigger than mine. Tom made a comment about my hairless state, andnoted my limp little peanut stating "if you can't make it hard, youcan't play with the big boys". Ted was tugging and rubbing hispenis, and helpfully advised me to "go like this".Now it's not like I never tried to masturbate before then, but mybudding sexual organs just weren't ready to produceseminal fluids. I heard. .. well..." she stopped again, took a deep breath. "He pretends to be disgusted, and if I want to stay I've either got to pay up, actually a lot more than the original rent ... or fuck him. Regularly." She did break down in tears then.I went to her and squatted in front of her, reached out and took her hand. "Susie, don't cry, please. There's an easy solution."It took a minute or so for her to get her tears under control, but when she did, she looked at me sceptically. "I've tried all over to. "Katie?" Hannah said, sensing the fear her friend was suddenly feeling"Are, you alright?" Kyle had sat on the bed, his eyes fixed on his ownstunning reflection, his dainty hand raised to his glossy lips."N-n-no..." he whispered. Hannah and Susan were there, on either side ofhim, offering their kindness and care for him. They hardly knew him, hethought, even as a boy, neither of them had given him much thought.Yet, here they were, offering their support and care for a girl, theyhad just met.