This is a secret from the world of professional racing. A secret so secret, so closely held, that if any of my fellows found out I had told you I’d ...e banned for life from ever racing again.” They all eagerly crowded around now to hear me whisper this gem from my years of racing wisdom. “The secret is... ‘Ya gotta go up anyway!”“Awww, Nate,” said Melinda and Anne in unison.“Damn, I could’ve told you that one!” said Meredith with a pout.“Okay, here’s the real deal. The secret to climbing is all. For the same reason a sauna was out of the question. Finally we decided to go to an “Adult” cinema.When the day arrived we were both full of nerves, and by the time we took our seats in the seedy club we were both shaking in anticipation. She was wearing a big coat, under which she was completely naked. Luckily the place was in semi-darkness, which helped us to relax a bit.There were two men sitting right in front of us, and another came and sat next to her.We watched the film for a few. Steve did not want hisintention of trying to mend the space between him and his friends tobe known. He felt it would lessen how affected his putting himself ina dress would be if they saw it as just for personal gain. "No, Melasked me, and I felt honored."Max piped in, "Well, you saying yes is putting all of us in a dressagain."Max trying to blame peer pressure for his actions reminded Steve howhis friends being followers caused the rift between them. Stevecorrected Max's assertion. "No,. ‘Get off of me,’ I’d demanded, shoving her harder than I’d meant to. Drunk-strength. She’d looked so confused. I’d scrambled off the bed, aiming my uncoordinated self toward Jason. He’d taken a step back. ‘Dyke.’ The word had burned itself over my heart, a scarlet letter of sorts. Someone hooted, uncomfortable laughter at my expense. Jason turned and walked away after only this one word, leaving me with my hand uselessly outstretched. ‘So what?’ she’d called from the bed where she had remained,.