I think I'm attracted to him. This is bad.I felt my face go flush.I spent the rest of class just nodding and trying not to look at him, orlead him on ...n any way. Of course, that didn't stop him from following meout of the classroom when class was dismissed.When Steve and I started walking out of class together, the professorstopped me. "Miss Machado?"Did he just call me... Miss Machado? Crap. I closed my eyes and let out asign. Our lies are built on a house of cards and they're about to allcome. " He gulped in as much air as he could, and Kimber dove beneath the surface, pulling him down after her. The sight he beheld was even more wondrous than on the surface. The sea floor below them was teeming with life. Plants of various shapes and sizes waved from side to side. Schools of brightly colored fish swam among them. There were strange growths that were forked like a multitude of deer antlers, they looked like stone but he imagined they must be some living, growing thing. It was. Her training is really paying off. I ask her what she would like to eat, I order our drinks first and once they arrived I ordered our meals, salads first, then she had the salmon while I had the chicken balsamic. We chatted about our days, I commented on how well behaved she was but at the same time how excited she was and still is. She is still smiling and I can see it radiating from her. Some people gather enough courage to walk by and see her lovely pink collar. After dinner I pay the. I liked it! I'm a guy, not some scaredlittle girl! Mom held me in her arms, then asked me one question."Why did you think that boys would not be attracted to you?" Because I'm a boy, not a girl Mother, and Ben knows that!" Maybe, but he does not see a boy in a dress dear, he sees a reallybeautiful girl, you. Let me ask you this, what has your Father calledyou the last few days?" Janet?" No dear. Princess. He has been calling you his Princess. You must beable to see that even your Father thinks.