"I didn't think anything about it since I do have a lot of friends in the military and they are just about the same way, in varying degrees. So I just...wrote it off as a personal quirk. Since I don't do anything other than beer I really don't worry about it. If someone wants to do that, let them do it elsewhere; I don't run away from it but I also don't preach against it or hang out with them. I don't like it and I don't hang out where it's being done a lot. Almost any party with a large group. Two things happened: Ted’ tears turned into sobs that hampered his breathing, and his jaw became extremely sore from the prolonged effort. Wendy put her hands to his face and gently pushed him back. He gagged again, and finally the long dark shape came free of his mouth, the tip heavy with saliva. Ted sucked in the open air, and sat back on his heels, tears streaming down his cheeks. He sobbed for a moment, and Wendy almost considered ending his penitence right there. But she knew that he. ’ ‘My wish…what wish?’ Anya asked, bemused by the small man. ‘To turn your legs to tail and give you fins, to let you swim ’til land’s end,’ he said in a sing-song voice. ‘I am to believe that you hold that kind of power?’ she asked, narrowing her eyes as the little man stepped close to her clothes, lifting the shirt and inspecting her blood upon it. ‘Oh yes I do, I do indeed,’ Switch said. ‘But how to prove to you that I am what I say?’ He tapped his lip with his finger looking very serious.. ‘We’ll see, Bella. We’ll see.’ Then the soft chuckle of laughter, taunting her. And then a year later, she had let it happen again. This time it had been at his home. She had been unable to find her escort after a dinner and Nicholas had told her that he would see her home. She knew it wasn’t proper and as soon as she was in the carriage he had kissed her. That was all it took for her to give in and they had practically made love it the carriage. It seemed that no matter how hard she resisted.