If you haven't already take a quick shower and change your drawers. We will be standing around in them, while being fitted, I'm sure." she said."Shit,...why the hell did I let you talk me into this?" I asked."Because I know more than you do about this kind of thing," she said."Only because you read the trashy magazines," I said. After Jen hung up I did jump in the shower just in case I had picked up any dirt while disarming the gang banger. I also wanted to wash off any film I had picked up,. I leaned against the shed to keep from falling into the snow and looked out over the dark, snow-covered Kansas plains that all three of them loved as much as I did, only visible as a space less black than the star-filled sky above it.When I returned to the kitchen, Marina smiled and said, “If you keep that up, we’ll never have winter again. Behold, the Eternal Summer.” We laughed, and she caught a whiff from my face and laughed, “Men’s colognes get crasser and more blatant every season.” After. I only told you that stuff because I had to. I didn’t mean to freak you out.”Mindy’s recent dreams drifted around in her mind. They were already fading. She knew she’d had some that were already forgotten. Maybe the rest would leave her in peace, too.“I’m a mess. I didn’t sleep all that well last night,” she said. “I need a shower, but you don’t have to leave. Just let me get decent.”“Trust me, you’re already decent,” he said.She looked to find his eyes raking over her again.“Stop that!” she. Blane made his way towards her, brandishing the lollipop in his hand. ‘Now..’ he said, eyeing her up and down. Her pouty lips framed by blond pony tails. Plaid skirt, that he had not forgotten, held no underwear underneath. ‘ What am I going to do with you?’ She looked up at him. Her eyes were wide, feigning innocence. ‘ I know..’ he said. His eyes were glowing and his voice held the promise of action. ‘Since you like to eat candy in my class so much…’ He slowly slipped the lollipop in her.