“Yeah, I know...” Ben says in a low voice. John looks at Ben knowingly and his friend blushes. “It’s not like that...” Ben says defensively....“Isn’t it?” John says wryly. Ben blushes again and chooses not to answer. Instead he walks over to the other guys and greets them, and John tags behind with a smug look. Meanwhile, Amy is gossiping with her friends about how each of the boys in their class have scrubbed up quite nicely for the party. They are all ogling Chris, the school hottie, when. They had exchanged pleasantries often over the first year but had barely spoken in the past six months.Vic adjusted his glasses and tried to call up his GPS locator. Maybe his tech savvy would be just the ticket to get the three of them out of here. As he stared at his phone, watching the progress bar slowly fill, he felt it vibrate. The new message icon lit up.Vic called up the message. It was a direct message to his last tweet about being lost. He read it the message to himself: VIC — Don't. They finally released each other, lest they both forget what they both wanted and needed. The shower was waiting. He gave her one final kiss, telling her, "I love you Mother. With all my heart, I love you. Thank You for becoming a part of my life, and giving me your daughter. You and she are the best things I could ever hope for." She gazed into his eyes, feeling the love he exuded from every pore. "I truly love you, also, my dear son. I couldn't love you more, if you had come from my own body.. " I lied." She blushed."Then why aren't you lying now?" You told me to be honest." She blushed even more."What? What the hell did the mint do to you?" Chris asked."I... ah... the mint caused me this when I came last night." You mean I've had control of you since last night?" Yes. That's why I didn't refuse to go down on you last night... and why I was compelled to take a long bath instead of a quick shower this morning... that's why I'm telling you the truth." She confessed, blushing deep.