It was a perfect morning to show it all off. Just cool enough to make the coffee more valuable. I sat on one of the cushioned chairs. ‘You live her... year round?’ Amber asked as she sat down in the chair next to mine. I nodded my head. ‘My workshop is in the garage and the land is my inspiration,’ I said. My practiced excuse for being a hermit. The truth is that nature was a much better companion than most humans. I had never pissed nature off. ‘It’s beautiful,’ Amber commented. She relaxed. His friend Jerry took senior (12th grade) chemistry, junior math, sophomore history and freshman English. The seniors were a bit wild after the break, perhaps feeling their proximity to adulthood and independence. The younger students were just glum, as the school vacation was forgotten, the early winter excitement of snow had long-since dissipated with boredom, dirty slush on the road, early dusk, and the spring holidays far in the future."Hey, Alex, do you remember Karen? I think you used to. And while he might have been tempted to stay and watch her bending and reaching, he hustled out the door. After stopping in the bathroom long enough to turn on the shower, he headed to the linen closet and retrieved new sheets. They had the same size, double beds. As their practical mother liked to point out, that made buying sheets a snap. However, Jason insisted on white while Kelly had assorted pastels. Working together, the clean white sheets and pillowcases were soon in place. A minute. Robert had not tried anything with Vicky yet. She had been the least enthusiastic of the group, so he did not want to push her."I don't think she will back out of this" Robert said "She is as much a sport as Candy or Yukiko; I think she will need to see them in action before she gets more into it. I did ask her yesterday if she wanted to back out, and she said no, she stands by what she said"I told him of our antics yesterday night, and of my decision to turn the basement into a dungeon. He.