She slid into bed, kissed me on the cheek and said to get some rest as we had a long day ahead of us.I wasn't that tired so I got my laptop out of the...bed and started surfing the internet and checking my email. I could tell my mom was drunk because she fell asleep in like 3 minutes. Wide awake I decided to see if there was anybody in the area on Myspace. Tons of people popped up in the general area so I began to start IMing back and forth with a couple of the girls. By this time I was sitting. Hunter said nothing, confirmed nothing; he simply smiled and walked on when asked, but his young companion was more open about their adventures. Not only did she confirm the whispers but made darn sure that everyone knew that she had been his first, and that she had taught him everything and every technique and, as a result of her efforts, he was the best that she had ever had. She was so open about it that Hunter was actually embarrassed and decided that he would not continue with that. I looked down the street to see if the bus was coming and thought of getting on it if it was. There was no bus and I feared what would happen if I did not meet Charlie on the football field. As I crossed the baseball diamond and reached the top of the little knoll, that separated the two fields, I could see Charlie standing by the bleachers waiting. I made my way to his side and asked '...what do you want...? Charlie smiled at me and said slyly '...you know what I want or you wouldn't have. “So, what’s your manfriend here to negotiate for?” asked Conna, one of the other wives.“It’ll be for resources in exchange for something the Empire can make better or cheaper,” I answered offhandedly. “He’s a technocrat so will have a pretty good idea on prices.”“Oh, like the Florveni do?”“I think so, though that was direct to the Empire. Tillan’s ... a little more flexible.” I replied vaguely.“Flexible?”“There are rules on what can be sold ... officially that is.”“So Tillan can find ways.