"Well, what do you think?"It was a bust. It was my bust. It was breathtaking."I didn't know I was so handsome." Stop it Eric." Really, its good. Very ...ood." Really?" Really really."She bit her lip and her brown warm skin gave me a nice hug. I took a nice draught of the warm earth that always seemed to dangle about her. Like her, I loved the smell of work."Now you must show me your paintings."I smiled."Maybe."Maybe not.We moved out of the dimly lit room and into the electric light outside.. “High school.” Then, “What are you drinking?”Rachel and Dusty gape. What am I saying? Why am I talking to this creep? I’m bored and this may get interesting. Dale doesn’t even blink.“Jack and Coke,” he says with a smile.Dale slides the glass over to us. “Want a sip?”Dusty and Rachel shake their heads. After a moment, I reach over, pick it up and take a drink. My friends gape. I sit the glass down.“Thanks. Tastes good. What’s in it?”“Whiskey and coke.”I take another sip, lick my lips. .." Gay?" Misty finished. "Not at all, and she's away for three more days, if you mean to have a scream out with me."Misty had it all wrong, and had lumped Martin in with her father, since they were brothers."I came all the way down here because you're hurting, and I'd like to know why." Martin began. "I mean, if you need me to put a hurt on someone, I can do that, but it won't erase your pain. I don't see you as the revenge type."Misty got, well... misty, as her flood gates opened. She was. He and Roach have some sort of understanding I think” Cyndi said by way of explanation, not wanting to get into too many details just yet.“Did I hear my name?”Startled, the girls looked up as a tall boy approached, leading two huskies on a couple of leashes. Niki stopped her movements, blushing as if she was embarrassed to be caught in the park like she was, though how that could be, Cyndi was not sure. Niki had done so much ‘worse’ before.“Oh, hi, yes guys, this is Max. Max, this is Samantha.