"Cecelia's emotions were already at a fever pitch. She couldn't deal with all the things that were rushing through her mind, among them the fact that ...he man she still had an unwilling crush on DIDN'T want to put a move on her."So you're not interested in me at all?" she blurted.Bob had been around women who acted like this. They were impossible to understand, and it was likely that no matter what you said, it would be the wrong thing. But he had to work with this girl. She was acting like a. The instant I blinked, I found myself looking up at Greg’s open mouthed expression.“ARF, ARF, ARF.” I found I could no longer talk but was barking like a puppy. When I looked up I saw Bob’s face peering over the seat.With an expression of wonder, he said, “Charlie, is that you?”I flashed, “Yes siree, Bob! I tried talking, but you heard what I was able to say. I guess we won’t have any talking dogs!”“I guess not, but you should remember how you did this, because you sure are a lot cuter than you. Maybe that was a good thing. Maybe we should start using the weekends she was at my place, anyway. I wondered whether she’d want t stay with me in my bedroom so I could plow her little fourteen-year-old body all night long. {cb}“Pen?” Sarah’s voice drifted up the stairs right as our hour ended. “Are you going to Amber’s?”“Uh-huh!”“Well I’ll pick you up at 5:30, okay?” Sarah called. “I have to collect your brother from his play-date anyway, so I might as well kill two birds.”“Thanks Mom.” She. John paused to pick up the dropped blade and then walked purposefully after the reeling creature, striding forward to deliver a devastating overhead chop. The Drakkar managed to parry, but the colossal force of the ringing blow drove it to its knees. John rained one overwhelming attack after another on the crippled alien, before knocking aside a trembling attempt to parry his relentless assault and shearing off both hands below the wrist. The creatures eyes boggled as if in disbelief, as he.