And Mrs. Malik wanted to keep the party 'girlsonly'," Mrs. White says. "As close as you are with the girls, Ashley,you ARE a boy, so obviously you cou...dn't attend." It's okay," I shrug."I, um, I'll get out of your way," Mrs. White says, obviously on theprompting of a glare from her daughter. "You two have fun!" We will," Laura says, waiting for her front door to shut before restingher head on my shoulder. "I'm so, so sorry Ash... We didn't want to keepyou in the dark, but we knew how devastated. I loved that we were so close. One drunken night when all our other flatmates went to bed, we kissed, but I pulled away. She never tried anything like that again without my consent.In our second year, Tess and her boyfriend Daniel, me and my cuddly bear Steve and a couple of others moved into a house together. I’d had a shit summer and arranged to meet Steve at the house a day before the others got back. While he was never the most sexually active of fellas, I needed my man and just wanted to. "G-Get outta here... Now!" I finally find the courage to speak up. "I don't think so." she says, almost like a dominatrix."This is wrong!" I retort, covering my dick."You know you want me. I saw you watching me masturbate last week." I was going to tell you som-" Excuses!" she yells, suprisingly loud. "Judging by how fast you were stroking back there, I can tell you're pretty horny."I'm speechless at this point. I don't know what to do. As I watch her take the rest of her clothes off. I realize. "Read me one"I looked up quickly, the smile that played across her lips and the glint in her eyes spoke volumes and I felt myself blush as I realised she had caught me staring at her."What?" A poem, read me one, please" she said holding the book towards me."I don't know" Please"I reached for the book."This one"I looked at her and then at the page she was pointing to."That one, hmm,Drink to me only with thine eyes,And I will pledge with mine;Or leave a kiss but in the cup,And I'll not look for.