"Rachael walked over and sat on the pail that Ruby had left. "Ruby saysyou guys are chatting. Are you interested in taking it further?"Doug nodded fir...t, and then Darla agreed. "You know Darla is only 14,Doug?" He nodded. "Doug is 16." Oh," Darla said. "He seems so nice." He is. And in September we will all be in high school together. But wewill be in Grade 9, and he will be in Grade 11." That doesn't sound so bad," Darla said."Look, our school has a movie night every Thursday, and we are. " That doesn't mean that I don't like you. All that means is that I don't want to look foolish." How would having lunch with me make you look foolish?" Everyone here would be laughing and saying "Look at that old fool trying to hook up with a girl almost young enough to be his daughter." So what? I just happen to prefer older men." There is also the little matter that I have a wife." It's only lunch or a drink after work. It's not like I'm going to drag you off to my bed. Although the idea does. Can’t be a moment too soon she wished. Her mind turned to the last captive still roaming around in The Maze again. Three days this morning. Entirely unheard of, and probably why the Queen Mother Spanker wants to speak with her. How could he possibly escape detection for three days? The Mistress Captain General of Spankers surely has, by now, received an ear full from the Queen Mother, she guessed. Three days? I shall have to meet this man of fortitude and I will take great pleasure in. William held the door for me when we left, he opened the car door, helpedme in, you know the drill. He was a perfect gentleman. I supposed you can guess the first question to come out of his mouth whenhe got into the car. "Why do I do it?" he asked. Like I was supposed toknow what he meant. "Do what?" I asked innocently. You're a boy forChrist's sake. I knew what he was going to say. Yadda Yadda Yadda - Whydo I dress up like a girl and all that crap that nobody seems tounderstand. Some say a.