"Thing cost a fortune and upkeep is enough to make your bank account wince. I don't tend to use it 'cept for important things. Figured this qualified.... Now that you got your good feet on" Kat said, with a straight face, "You ready to dance?"Bob scowled at her, then assumed a superior aire and, with a good natured twinkle in his eye, growled at her. "I was dancing before you were a twinkle in your daddy's eye, girlie, and don't you forget it!"At first glance, the ship was, to put it charitably,. That way, I could place all the blame on him for taking things 'too far.' And by cooperating with him while he was date-raping me, I would still be able to play the role of the 'nice girl' who was simply trying to make the best of a bad situation."But the truth is, ever since Freddy took my virginity that day, I was no longer the 'nice Catholic girl' that I used to be, even though I kept pretending that I was. The 'real me'--the sexual slut that I kept well-hidden under the surface--just wanted. "I wonder who'll be the lucky girl?" Lena said and the group descendedinto another bout of oestrogen fuelled chatter as Robert still veryconscious of trying to fit in tried his best to look interested."I know you all want to be the one to model the new outfits butunfortunately only one of you is the right size," Frau Kaufmannannounced to more girlish noise, "so the lucky girl is ........DaphneKirchen."There was a moment of silence as the disappointment sank in for theothers then the girls. The minute ride to the main area of thecruise ship lasted forever.When the door finally opened, I could barely move. If it wasn't forLauren beside me, I might have collapsed. Lauren led me to the ballroom.She said, "Your face is flushed. Your chest is also flushed. I thoughtyour eyes were going to roll back in your head. You stopped breathingfor nearly 30 seconds. Was it as good as it looked?"I could barely speak at that moment. I just nodded and held on. Wasthat what it felt like to.