The arm behind me moved to my shoulders and she pulled me into an embrace, her mouth never leaving mine. I responded for shy though I may be I know a ...iss when I get one and I know how to participate. She suddenly disengaged, leant back and reached for my brandy. ‘I don’t know about you but after that kiss I need a drink.’ Her smile was broader now. ‘How did you know?’ I wondered if someone had told her because my sexuality is no secret among the group. She shrugged, ‘I could smell it.’ We. "Justchat to me whilst I get ready. I don't have anyone to talk to at homeand at work it's just about work or stupid gossip. I love to chat withyou, you know that."We did talk about all sorts of things. I watched mesmerised as she gotready. It was amazing how she could be a plain girl at work then go tostunning naked and transform into a radiant beautiful sophisticatedyoung lady.A taxi arrived to collect her for her date and she grabbed her bag withher change of clothes."Leave to bag and. It turns out we were home alone that night; Dad was away on business. Kenny said he had some movies we could watch. He put one in…it was a porno flick! 'Thought you might want to check this out…Look at this hot sweetie right there…Wait…let me rewind it…THERE! Hot, huh?' 'Shit, yeah!' This was very cool…hanging out with my big brother and watching skin flicks…I tried hard to conceal the fact that the scenes on the screen were really turning me on, but soon enough, I had a first class hard-on. I. ’ And we let go hands. No commitments. Another long career fading out. There was no Carol to go home to, not for some years, so I didn’t hurry from the locker room. But I rarely hurried. Lots of people get away from their careers. I guess it’s that they didn’t get elected or that they did. They didn’t write the great novel, become superintendent of schools, or head librarian. They just go by, thinking they were competent, and for the most part, they were. Nothing to be ashamed of. They don’t.