”Julie looked across the table and the pizza boxes scattered across it at me. It was late at night, almost early in the morning. We were the unlikel...est of partners. I could not guess what had Dr Benedict assign us partners on this assignment.Julie was the top in our exploratory geophysics class. I wasn’t the worst but I was definitely the underachiever of the bunch. I did the half of the work that I would turn in correctly and usually finished the tests, but I still would only put in a partial. Every time I thought I had finally found a home, I would see that stage end and a new one would begin. Some families were good while others were bad. I guess, over the years, I learned to develop a shield to protect me from the hurt that would eventually come.I have always been self-conscious about my body. I look at the models on the covers of magazines and I cringe. I know there are so many places where I fail to live up to the expectations of the world. I try my best to look good for Matt,. Monday proved very interesting. Jeana was a wonderful girl, not just beautiful, but smart and interesting as well. I drove to school for the first time, and when school let out, I asked if she would like me to drive her home. Her eyes lit up at this. I carried her crap out to my car and we rode around a bit first, and then we got to her house. “Want to come in?” she asked.Said the spider to the fly, but who was the spider, and who was the fly? Of course, I wanted to come inside. She unlocked. Either way, you quit wasting time with him."Sue shook her head in agreement and started to smile. Then she unexpectantly came over and gave me a big kiss. After me, she did the same with Joy, and finally, Sharon. Although the one with Sharon lasted another good minute, only ending at the second knock. I pulled the door open as a couple moved past us and fell on the bed."Come on, ladies," the big man commanded as we all headed for the door.Sharon walked up to him and passed him another tip while.