"Wenn ich nur 15 Jahre jünger wäre, hätte ich dich längst geküsst," hörte ich erneut ihre Stimme in meinem Kopf flüstern. Beruhigend legte ich ...eine Hand auf die Stirn, schaute in ihre verträumten Augen und dachte bei mir: "Es ist nie zu spät Maria! Küss mich doch einfach!"Liebevoll nahm Maria mein Gesicht in ihre warmen Hände und drückte ihre weichen, geschwungenen Lippen auf meine. Bereitwillig öffnete sie ihren Mund, sodass sich unsere Zungen zu einem langen, leidenschaftlichen Kuss. I could also see, sort of pointing in my direction, his legs. The other part of his body – the part between his waist and his legs – was blocked by Cody’s body. Cody was on his knees between Derek’s legs, which were spread wide open. All I could see of Cody was his muscular back, glistening from sweat in the bluish-white light. I couldn’t believe it. Well, I mean I knew what he was doing. After all, I’m eighteen, almost nineteen. But really, he was fucking my little brother in his ass. That. He didn't have to.'Cloister' was a rather grandiloquent term for the open-sided brickpassageway that led from the west wing to the assembly hall, but thenNewburn Grammar School had always fancied itself a cut above otherestablishments of its kind. Many of the masters had graduated fromCambridge; some had dined there at high table. Former pupils had gone onto represent their country at rugby and cricket, to forge successfulcareers as doctors, solicitors and high-ranking civil servants. One. Yeah. I was done with Midtown High. But. Icouldn't look Pete in the eye as I said this next part. Because it feltlike a lie. "No. I think I'm going to go elsewhere and start a life andbe Jessica Drew and not Peter Parker because I think I kind of alreadyam already." That was a lie. I was Peter Parker but I had to becomeJessica Drew. It was kind of depressing."Well, really, the minute you started thinking for yourself you alreadybecame her," Pete said.I rolled my eyes. I was a girl but... my.