I wasn't too surprised to hear this from her. There were too many times we were together when she commented on how pretty another girl was and I had c...rtainly been curious, although this was another issue I had never raised with her. "I know that's hard for a lot of guys to understand," she continued, "but I've always been fascinated by them. My first kiss, my first experience, was with one of my best friends in junior high. We didn't know what we were doing, but it was thrilling. I felt so. I became aware of a teardrop trickling down my cheek, as I pondered on these memories.I saw Kate staring at Sarah the whole time. I had no intention of inflicting any pain on her, but I had to address a sensitive issue.“Do you want to call Derry?” I asked.She raised her eyes to meet mine and stared at me hopelessly. I could see tears welling up in her eyes, revealing the answer to the question I had posed. Oh, God. What have I done?I excused myself and went out of the room. I called Bella and. “You would do this anyway?” He asked them earnestly. “Raise them on your own if something happens to me?”They chuckled in unison. “We would not be alone,” Liaren answered. “We have the Temple, the Servants, our kin in Ildernass. These children will be surrounded by love!”She had a point, Aran had to admit. When he finally nodded his assent, they flashed twin beaming smiles at him and tilted their heads in a way that allowed him to kiss them both at the same time. A moment later he was being. His usually calm electric yellow seemed more dangerous and vibrant. As I read this from her head, I felt a small sense of pride in knowing I Was now longer that little kid that let bullies beat him up whenever they felt like it. I focused back on the present and turned to Jo's friends. "I need to speak to Jo. Now." I said trying to sound as intimidating as possible. The basketball girl seemed to hesitate slightly, but the wrestling girl barely flinched. "Oh yeah? Well sorry, mr. tough guy, but.