" I could see the question forming in both their eyes, but Allison headed it off."You don't want to know," she said, then glanced at me and asked, "Co...ld you excuse us for a minute?" Then she took my arm and pulled me toward the hall."It was him, wasn't it?" She asked when we were alone."Yes," I said softly, dropping my eyes from hers. "I'm sorry for putting you on the spot like that; I just didn't want them to use the excuse of not talking to you as a reason to come back later. Now they don't. You’re sick and don’t feel good or you’re sick with something contagious. It depends on how inventive and audacious you are. But if you come off as rude, you will be inviting a confrontation.”“I shouldn’t have to worry about guys messing with me.”“And you shouldn’t have to worry about ultraviolet radiation either, but don’t lay out by the pool without sunscreen. Your safest bet is to ask Andy, Randy, or me to accompany you. We won’t mind, and none of us will show you unwanted interest.”The door. I've asked them to stretch my limits. It's going to be hard on me, but let them do it unless I ask for your help."At that moment Will opened the door, cutting off any reply my shocked mind could come up with. Will motioned us into the room, giving Elaine a kiss on each cheek as she passed by. As Will closed the door behind us, I looked around the room. It was quite a nice room for a couple of young guys - an open living room, a small kitchenette, and a separate bedroom area. It appeared that. “What do you mean test?” What test? What’s on it? Where do I take it? What...”Grace was laughing, and that signaled Rachel to ease off. Rachel swatted Dave’s arm. “Rat! I believed you for a moment.”Dave pulled Rachel to him and hugged her with a chuckle. She hugged back. “We are making this all up as we go along. The true test is in everyone’s head. You should be testing us, too. Do you really want to associate with all of us? Can you see yourself loving everyone you see?”Grace nodded, “I know.