’ ‘You took it easily though.’ ‘No, you gave it to me easily.’ ‘No other man has found it in your drawer?’ ‘There hasn’t been anothe... man since before I got that.’ ‘Over a year ago?’ ‘Over a year.’ And then some, I think. ‘You need to learn about yourself. That’s one way of doing it.’ ‘I know. I guess I’ve never really been in touch with myself that way.’ ‘How about we skip the play?’ ‘Okay. Why?’ ‘It was a bad idea. I’d rather spend time talking to you tonight instead of sitting in a theatre. I tried to decide who to ask. I figured one of the three girls who were helping me at lunch with Swedish would be a good choice. Suzanne seemed far too quiet and had not gone to the last party. Christina was vivacious, but she hadn’t gone to the previous party, either. That left Annie. When I thought about it, she was exactly my type — intelligent, self-confident, and friendly.At lunch I asked her to the party, and she said she’d love to attend, but she’d be taking the last bus home as she had. Forever. I believe it was David who received that one too. We trooped ... and I do mean trooped ... back to Faxon’s. David and Gloria, me and my crew, the militia, and 90 percent of the survivors of the town.“Hero David,” chuckling as I said it ... my sergeant laughed outright. “We’re going to have to clean up our mess before we can search?”He surprised me.He nodded at the harbor, “We have the perfect midden.”We did. Yes indeed, we did. We used it. It would have been a major job of work but,. My heart stammers as I think of him, but I quickly push the thought aside as I nod, hearing no sounds of Ali or Josh being here. Yup, my and my best friends parents hooked us up, I say with a smirk as I walk into my bedroom and push my suitcase off the king sized bed, sliding Matthews shirt off me and sitting on the edge, resting on my elbows behind me. Matthew and Jason give each other a look as they walk forward, each grabbing one of my legs and pulling them open as I lay against the bed, I.