‘Hey Knucklehead,’ I said, ‘How’s it hanging?’ ‘Clyde, right?’ ‘I’m doing great.’ ‘Did your fancy database invention ever work?�...� ‘Yea, it’s great, but I’m looking for Beta sites.’ ‘Give it to me free for my customer, and I’ll test it live. If it works, I’ll promote it.’ He laughed, ‘Does that mean you have a real job?’ I answered, ‘Don’t give me any shit, you turkey.’ ‘Give me your email address, Clyde, and I’ll download the program to you.’ We got the program. It took fours hours to convert. "I think I'm ready." That's my girl." Marion's smile was warm and reassuring.Just as the show on the monitor was coming back from the commercialbreak, a woman with a headset hurried into the room and said, in avery harried voice, "Change of plans, everyone. You're all going outtogether, NOW! I need you in the on-deck area, immediately! Please,hurry!"Ed stood and said, in his deep, confident voice, "Are we ready,ladies?" We're always ready, Edward," Marion said with a relaxed quality,while. The bubbles make it impossible to see anything. As long as you stay down you’ll be completely covered.”Pearl sighed. “Really?”“Truly,” said Danielle.I stayed silent through all of this. I guess I was kind of hoping that Pearl would refuse and that would save me from making a fuss. But Pearl crumbled. She left me high and dry. Faith and Danielle might have convinced Pearl to go along with getting naked in the hot tub but nothing they said made me feel any different.I kind of wished that I’d. . . my fingers, she answered obviously embarrassed. Sarah, its ok. Just tell me what happened. Remember, I am not judging you at all. I am merely recording data. Now, did you masturbate frequently? Sarah felt oddly reassured and her voice became a bit more confident. No, I was nervous someone might hear me. So, Id say I only did it a couple of times a month, maybe less. I would touch myself when I was in the shower or as I was getting dressed, but I had pretty much quit masturbating by the time.