.. I’ll stick to,” she sighed at her bubbling flute, “the sparkling cider.”“Missing out on the old habits, eh?” My dad teased her. “Do y...u remember that weekend in Montreal? We’d lost Brian three times that Saturday night.”“I think it was more Brian trying to lose us.” She laughed. “I was so mad at him for wanting to take me along to the strip club.”“I wanted to take Larry and to a lesser extent dad.” I smiled. “I wasn’t going to leave you out.”“Strippers have never been my cup of tea.” Shani. As she moved her hand down my arm it felt very strange and suddenly my elbow was locked and when she reached my fingers I couldn’t move them either. It was like the material had turned to steel.?How did you do that? What is this stuff??Tati turned her hand up so I could see a small metal plate in her palm.?Magnet - It activates the material that’s got a web of new age threads embedded in it. Don’t ask where I got the idea but let’s just say a techie friend was working on improving body armor. "And then we went back to our place Julie," said Gillian Vandella, "where Justin took my baby girl's virginity and we found out just how multi-orgasmic she is." She turned to Vikki and I. Vikki was once again perched on my lap. "Justin, Vikki, we owe you so much for that afternoon. I don't know how we can repay you." Are you both happy?" I asked. They both nodded their heads vigorously and smiled. "Then that's payment enough." And I've got a boyfriend too," said Martha excitedly. "He's the. "I bet we would have had fun."I edged back in my chair. Talking about girlfriends already? I wanted to edge sex into the conversation, but something a little more serious came up. On a first lunch date!The next Saturday, we had an early dinner then a movie, coffee and hot apple pie, then a walk to her E. 53rd Street apartment building for more coffee. I quietly scanned her studio lingering debris of a boyfriend, but saw no aftershave bottles or copies of Sports Illustrated in the magazine.