“Maybe.” Alex gave me a subtle wink.There she goes again. Damn, she sure knows how to get me going.“Well, now that you’re staying over, you ca... sleep in Claire’s room if you’d like. Are you tired?”“Not really.”“Good. I was thinking about having a drink and sitting outside. Care to join me?”“Sure.”“Great. Finish your food and meet me out there. Take your time.”“Okay…” I took a beer from the fridge and walked out to the patio. I was in kind of a hurry, cause I’m pretty sure Alex could see I had a. ”“Okay then, Mandy said, defusing the situation. “Last night was a first for us all.”Saved by the bell. The oven timer dinged from the kitchen. Breakfast was biscuits, sausage gravy, and a vegetable frittata. Pretty darned good, really.After that, we stripped the severely spotted sheets from my bed, started the washer, then left for the day.I kinda understood that once we were in the car... “So, what do we REALLY think?” Ben posed.Mandy dives in. “From a strictly physical standpoint, it was. . ‘ he said, tugging on the trapped portion of the towel. Steve ran his trembling hand up and down NIki’s bare back as he let go of the towel on his side, The nearness of her bare breast, and the scent of a clean, freshly showered girl was more than a bit overwhelming to the rotund boy.Niki delayed as long as she dared before grabbing the table and pulling herself upright. The cool air as it rushed around her as the towel fell to the ground reminded her just how exposed she now was. Standing. That was when they saw the screen porch of the house next door raise up over thehouse roof and literally explode in mid air."Get back in the house!" Paul's dad said as he and his mom startedgather the aluminum pieces and moving them. They didn't want thebuilding wind to shoot the pieces through their own screen porch orinto the house itself.As Paul returned to his room and the radio, he heard a banging againsthis window. When his parents came he mentioned it and was told a suffethad broken.