A point, one of the triangular bronze coins modeled after an arrow head, was good pay for even an experienced caravan guard, and he had a chilling fee...ing that right now this was no country for a lone traveler. Talai might not be the best place for him, either, but he didn't have to stay there. Now that summer was almost here, there would be caravans in plenty to hire on with.By the gray light of morning, the caravan looked much the way he had expected. The high wheeled wagons, each pulled by a. When the final bell rang, I walked down the hall to my locker, where Brady was waiting for me. We walked to his house. When we got there, he unlocked the door and let us in, since his parents were still at work. We put our stuff down and he said that Will's parents were at work too, so, as soon as he got home, he would come over. His school ended a little later than ours did, so we still had ten minutes. While in geography, we had decided that, if he walked in on us, he would be turned on and. I never had a steady boyfriend." Hold on ... it gets worse... "I lost my virginity when I was twenty-three to a bastard who'd tricked me into thinking I was in love with him. He acted like John Wayne around me. I told him that I'd always fantasized about the big man, and that he reminded me of him. But his motive all along had been just to take my virginity. That was his thing ... being the first man to take a virgin. He dumped me as soon as it was over. I was so upset with myself for being so. The 3 of us exchanged awkward hellos, the kind in which two former loves can in front of the others partner. As the night wore on we talked about the past, drank and enjoyed each others company. At one point Jenn even complimented me on my changed appearance. I've worked hard to drop some weight and even have six-pack, something I haven't had since high school. When the bartender told us it was time to go we headed to our hotel rooms, which just happened to be on the same floor. Her husband,.