There’s something I must share with her before she can make that decision.’ It was a quarter of ten as Blade and I walked into the dark. Blade was...surprisingly quiet while he swung his bag of condoms and candy bars. We walked along the shoulder of the road, a few blocks from the beach. The street was lit with boardwalk and water park lights, filled with laughter of families and kids. ‘Vanessa,’ Blade confronted. ‘May I ask you something?’ ‘Yeah, baby,’ I replied. ‘What is it?’ ‘If I…’ he. "Lets go down the Pub," he said."Ok, ok," I said, "let me put something on first." Don't go out of the way on my account," he laughed."Yeah, right, " I said joining in his laughter. "So it's alright to turn up at the Pub in my undies then?" You wouldn't get a lot of complaints, that's for sure," he laughed.I left my discarded dress on the floor and pulled a new one out of my wardrobe."How's this?" I asked."On second thoughts, let's stay in," he leered.With my up-lift bra on, I was showing a. ..We arrive home shortly afterward, and after a quick dinner spent in ahighly energised atmosphere (thanks to Cassie and Dorothy's ballet lessonbeing this evening), I park myself on the sofa with my phone and myhomework, paying more attention to the former than the latter while dadgets ready to watch the England vs USA football match on television.Naturally, when I log in to Facebook, I immediately get drawn into a groupchat with only one topic of conversation.'I can't believe he thought you'd. .." He held out his fist and she held out her open hand."Paper covers rock," she said.Loren swung his feet to the floor. He slipped into his robe and grabbed the rubbing alcohol. "I'm coming, Nicole," he called as he headed toward her room.Loren checked the time on his computer display. He locked his keyboard and patted his pocket to confirm his wallet was there. "Mail call," he heard Erin say. "Loren -- Brady and I had a wonderful time with you and Abby last night." I'm pleased to hear it.".