" I smiled. Audrey squealed in delight and leapt to embrace me, wrapping her arms around my neck."Oh God thank you for that. Now maybe mom will be mor... willing to let me spend an occasional night at my boyfriend's apartment." She made no move to release my neck, and my arms just naturally went around her waist. As Audrey hugged me, my hands floated lightly over her firm, rounded, lace-covered buttocks. "Mmmm that feels good," she murmured, raising her face to look at me.She licked her lips with. .. I.... huh? Relax? What's this even an ad for?" The word on the screen faded away, a thrumming, calm spiral starting to fade in from the background to replace it as calming sounds played over the girl's speakers. "What even is this? Is this a phone game or something? Hmm... kinda is relaxing... but how do I get it to go away?" The girl moved the mouse around the screen, looking for a means to close the pop up as the spiral grew more and more opaque. More words eased into the scene as her eyes. "It's just that..." She looked him in the eye. "Well, someone always asks why I go alone."Ned shrugged. "Well, since you bring it up, why do you?" Let's just say, it's my way." Toni looked hard at her plate. Her cheeks were slightly red."Nothing wrong with it, you know. Why does it seem to bother you?"Toni's eyes flashed briefly. "It doesn't bother me. It's just how I like to be."Ned let it pass. "Just the same, I thought your pictures were good. I like the way you took so many pictures of. “I’ll miss you Jennifer Block.”“I’ll miss you, Steve Adams.”We got up, showered quickly, and then her parents and Jennifer took me home. Jennifer and I kissed softly and said we’d see each other in the morning.I went to my room to finish packing. I had, over the course of two weeks, made piles and stacks of things. Stephanie stood at the door of my room, watching with tears in her eyes. When I was sure I had everything ready, I went to grab a snack in the kitchen. While I was sitting there, Mom.