All six of the froshling girls laughed at that, but my attention was drawn to the sound of heavy footsteps coming down the stairs. Ben always managed ...o clomp throughout the house like a drunken rhino, completely incapable of walking softly. He didn't mean to do it; I just thought it made him that much more of a man."What did Jocelyn want, babe?" I asked as my boyfriend returned to the living room.Ben winced. "It's nothing really ... Already told her I wasn't interested."I recognized the look. She took the coffee with her only comment, “Thank you, kind sir, should I pay you now or later in your room?”This was out of personality for her, but I played along and told her, “You have to pay me the old fashioned way with your ankles over your shoulders.”The remark made her giggle even more and I saw both Sam and Misty look in our direction at the same time. Sam was frowning but she gave me a victory sign with her fingers spread widely. Misty was grinning from ear to ear and I remembered. Your company is quite charming.”“Did I hear you say you don’t regret it... ‘yet’?”“You hear very well ... but if we are going to be unsociably blunt maybe a better phrasing is to say I am giving you a chance to show me I made the right choice ... and I will admit things look good so far.”“I suppose that I should expect some extended time alone here while you do other things.”“You are correct. I have books available as you saw, various types. There is food. We are very, very safe here. Now I. Mike's driving in that Bug used to scare me even before being recycled. It absolutely terrified me afterwards. It only took me one trip with him to realize I was never going to set foot in it again. He picked me up for school the first day he had it and as soon as we were out of sight of my house, he pulled out a joint and lit it up."You sure you should be doing that while you're driving?" I asked nervously."Doing what?" he replied with genuine confusion.I pulled my seatbelt tighter and braced.