"You must really love him."Sammy's eyes began to grow moist, to her irritation. She remained silent, staring at the sand between them."What are you go...ng to do while you're waiting for the time to be right?" asked Dave, as gently as he could."I don't know," she finally sniffed. "I'll date other people too, I guess."They sat silently for quite a while after that, the patterns in the sand being wiped clean several times, only to be re-invented by their restless fingers."Do you think I'm an. For now I just needed to get away and find some peace, something to distract me, you know…” Nicole leaned over and drew Mary near as she kissed her on the lips with a tender understanding that only the closest of friends could know. As their lips parted Mary reflected on the times that she and Nicole were at the University and had ‘experimented ‘ with girl-girl sex, her inward smile escaped and Nicole’s memories were jogged as well to that time, only three years earlier, in fact. Nicole. The fact that you're sat in this car wearing thatskirt means that Sam DIDN'T defeat you. That's worth celebrating." Laura's right, Ashley," the thirteen year old girl's mother mused."You're a hero- a heroine to a lot of people. Especially your sisters.And especially me." Thanks, mum," Ashley whispered, a wide smile spreading across her lipsas the car pulled into the studio's car park.----------"I think they just pulled up outside," the director said to the sevenpeople in the studio, who were. A thoughtful approach to each problem. Which reminds me, thank you for filling the gap left by runaway. I shall tell Ms Daniels that you have helped a lot.”“I should have told you about his - well - dress sense.”“Cha! Makes no difference here.” Madam Chao laughed. “He dress as we like but interesting to have girls get a different challenge in their domination. Not sure they will have encountered anything like young Sumpter before.”There was a knock on the office door.“Come!” Madam Chao.