‘Well, um, I was wondering, if maybe, you know, some night, maybe we might do something, see a movie or something. Dutch, I mean.’ Dave stared at ...er briefly, and Nancy knew she had screwed up. ‘Listen, it was just a thought, that’s all. Forget I ever mentioned it. Listen, I have to go…’ Dave grabbed her hand across the table and held on. ‘Wait a minute. You mean, like a date?’ ‘Yeah. Stupid idea, huh?’ she said as she tried to leave. Dave held her in place, firmly but gently. ‘What’s so stupid. It was mostly pretty harmless ? dodgy videos, sexy underwear, adult ?toys?. There were even some little whips on sale but I knew that they would not harm a fly as I had tried out many similar products before. Then, I happened to notice some Contact Magazines on sale. I was quite surprised that these things still existed, what with the advent of Internet Chat Rooms, and the like. I bought one, just for a laugh. The content was actually pretty dire ? the photographic reproductions were awful,. I left her lying there and went downstairs and into the kitchen. Thethree of them were standing just as I had ordered. I motioned forBritany and Kylie to follow me, they did without question. Up thestairs we went and into the bedroom that they shared. I told them tostrip saying, 'you shouldn't be embarrassed we are all girls together'.As they stripped I went into the bedroom that had been mine for thelast few months. Emily saw me enter and was pleading to be released. Ilaughed and ignored her. He smiled as he said it, hoping she’d take it as humor. She did, and let out a little laugh, and self-conciously shrugged her shoulders a bit so the shirt sat on her a bit more modestly. Ted looked up into the branches. ‘This tree and I are old friends. It’s a bit older than me, but not by much. I’ve been coming here a long time, by myself. It’s my favorite place to be quiet and meditate. The tree listens to me, and it knows a lot of my secrets. It knows the times I’ve been happy, or angry, or.