He was about 5 foot 6 tall and of an athletic build, and I found myself staring at his slender waist and body as he ran around, wondering at what exac...ly lay concealed in those shorts. We strolled home in the late afternoon, holding hands and talking. When we kissed goodbye, he asked me in to the house for a drink as his parents were away for the evening. I gladly accepted.He gave me a beer from the fridge and we went upstairs and sat on his bed as we drank the cool beers and chatted. Out of. "The murmuring in the class stopped instantly as everyone turned to watch Mrs Buckingham and I glaring at each other. "Don't you speak to me like that," she shouted. "Get out," the poisonous teacher hissed and I grabbed my bag and strode across the classroom – I had every pair of eyes on me as I slammed the door loudly; I was too tired for her unreasonableness and didn't have a lesson for another two hours – I always had a one hour gap after Maths on a Monday and then our break.Instead of. ”My dad and Karen stepped to the door. “Karen ... Dad,” I said, “this is Mae.”Mae extended her hand. “Pleased to meet you.”My dad slapped me on the back. “So, Lenny — did you finally land a keeper?”“I’ve known Mae eight months,” I replied. “I think I’ll keep her.”“What about you?” my dad asked Mae. “Are you going to hang onto this geek?”“I think so,” she said shyly.“Come on — I’ll show you upstairs,” Karen said and led the way. “This is the guest room. Mae — you can sleep here. Lenny — you’ll. He found the sign for the garden center, high up on the side wall, but no sign of her. Oh what the hell, did she really...? His mind jittered through a dozen things she might have done, as his body moved automatically, with long strides, toward the sign that he did see. His body seemed confident it would find her, and it walked his jittering mind to the proper door before he realized it.The garden center door slid open as he approached, just slowly enough to break his stride. He stepped.