. years?" Melinda pressed. "I'm sure they knew—or at least heard the rumours—about us years ago. Why didn't they contact us then? Why now?" Maybe ...hey weren't ready to take this step," I said calmly. "Maybe we aren't either." I just don't want to lose what we've got," Melinda said softly. Leah reached over and took her hand. "It's been eleven years and I think we've got a pretty good thing going. I'm afraid of messing us up."An uncomfortable silence fell over the table.Katie turned to me. "What. And that turned me on. I wanted to ask her about it, to see if she did all the things I used to imagine, but I never had the nerve to ask...”“Now ... I figure if I’ve almost ruined my real life to be with a guy, and then my fantasy has ruined that ... So I may as well bloody live out my fantasy, and see what happens ... So tonight, I’ll finally be having sex with a dog for real!” She puts plenty of emphasis on the word ‘finally’.Dennis, looking about as sleazy as he ever gets (and that’s very. It turns out that it wasn't either of them - it was Julie. She was quiet as she peeked in, looking at me."So, at it again, huh?" She smirked, just looking at me. I nodded, blushing. It was obvious that she knew what I was up to; only a deaf person wouldn't have been able to hear me. "Seems fun and all, but remember that we have to get up early tomorrow for some ... Shopping … thing … That Mom wants to do." I nodded as she left. I personally didn't mind it - Shopping just gave me time to check. I frowned. I didn’t have anything else scheduled for tonight. As much as I acted like I enjoyed surprises, I had a feeling I was going to hate this one. Looking out at the dance floor, I could see a tall lean young man with his arms around a voluptuous older woman, swaying back and forth and staring hungrily into her eyes. I couldn’t see how she looked from this angle, but if I knew anything about her, her eyes were probably glazed over with need as well. I smirked. The gang was all here.“Well,.