Plus, if I didn'tplay along, the tingling in my spine told me things could only get very,very ugly. Was playing dress up really all that bad, compared...to thealternative? My motion backwards stopped, a moment to reflect, and thenI was moving forward towards Tiff with a half-hearted smile.She was immediately delighted and told me that from now on, when I hadfinished my work day, we would retire to my room here and change intoone of the dresses in the closet and would spend each evening. I stopped short of tripping over Monica just in time, as she'd stopped walking and was now standing before me in the trail. She leaned back against a thin tree and looked up at me. "I've really got to thank you properly for this summer," she said.I sighed and shook my head. "Moni, not now..." No, I don't mean that. I just mean..." She rolled her eyes, searching for the words. "Part of me is totally freaked out about this, because of how easy it is, and how much fun, and how wrong - and then. Slipping out of the chair, she walked into her bedroom and rummaged around in her bag of toys until she found what she was looking for: a 10 inch long pink dildo that she lovingly referred to as "10 Incher." Grabbing the toy, she sauntered off to the bathroom and turned on the shower.Stepping into the cascade of hot water was like stepping into a realm of relaxation. She lowered herself to her knees, enjoying the feel of the water spraying on her back. Leaning forward, she slipped in 10 Incher. And when I met her, she giggled and said, "Hiya, handsome."Well, the other kids were merciless. She and a couple of the other girls ran off, shrieking with laughter. David and Bobby, another neighbor friend, gave me the usual shit kids inflict on their friends at that age.I was smitten.Now, I wouldn't have admitted it for all the rice in China; but deep inside, a button of mine had been pushed.I played it cool, of course, and pretended to be mortally offended.Summer wore on and we kids got to.