She never really wanted you to find a real girlfriend. Not someone you'd love."I didn't really accept the view of Caitlyn that Marisa was drawing but ... was also smart enough to realize that I hadn't been dumped outright. That maybe, just maybe I still had a chance. I had no idea how to play it. "She set me up with dates, with some of her girlfriends," I offered tentatively. Playing for time."Girls she knew you'd never prefer over her." But she was Adam's wife. She knew I'd never do anything.". When we finally got out of there, I told them I needed to go back to the hospital to get checked. Sleeping on a concrete bench of questionable cleanliness with no shirt or blanket to cover my wound did not fill me with warm thoughts. Besides, I was not going anywhere until I saw Dean.I actually got in to see Dean before I got my stitches looked at, which caused a minor crisis of its own.He was in a private room guarded by two men, one on the door outside and one on the inside. The man outside. I’m not stupid.”‘--Anymore,’ I felt like adding, but didn’t at risk of her racing down them steps to mom.“You’re sick.”I had to say something. I had to defend myself – somehow – or she was going to be a little bitch about it and scream to the high hills about this whole thing.“You do it too. You play with yourself too,” I softened the terminology for her to understand.“No... no I don’t.” Elly lied. It was all over her face.“Everyone does, Elly,” I reasoned.“I don’t,” she folded her arms,. I'm sure I blushed."Don't be silly Steve sit and lets chat and relax ok" she said as she poured two glasses of wine."Here drink this. Should help you relax".I had never drank alcohol in my life as my parents didn't drink. I took a sip. She saw the sour look on my face and said "Wait there" disappeared and returned with a bottle of lemonade. She poured some into my glass. "Hows that?". I tasted and gulped it down in one. She immediately refilled and put a little less pop in. Again I gulped it as.