Even Ada gulped at that, and ted changed the subject rapidly.It took ted two days to produce two brands curved and in heavy brass on lovely mahogany h...ndles, on his it said TED and on mine EDD. Of course both being in reverse. They were so ornate; I suggested they were entered for the next Model Engineer club competition, as tool marking brands. Ted and I showed the two ladies; then over the cutting of a new frame in the works discussed the way of binding them, it must be secure, obviously. Max inserted an entrance card into a slot and escorted his guest inside. Darcie’s eyes opened wide.A cavernous club seethed with motion and lights and sensuous shadows and the clink of glasses. Laughter and whispers and bubbling conversation provided background to the music, music that seemed keyed precisely into some deep throbbing sensual rhythm. As her eyes adjusted to the dark, Darcie could make out dance stages where beautiful women swayed and flowed to the beat of the music. Other girls. As I wrote earlier, at first I felt a little embarrassed by doing that. But as I got used to it, it felt empowering—to do whatever I wanted with myself, pleasure myself, whatever and not care who saw. The next day we were chatting and decided to meet. At first you had talked about the possibility of meeting in a park if your daughter was feeling better. It turns out she was so your son watched her while you came to meet me. You said I should wear long pants, boots and a shirt with no bra. We. " I am thirteen, I just try to look older, maybe I shouldn't but oh well,you know, I just got tired of looking young and unimportant."She smiled at that, and held out her hand. "I'm Emily" she said, as weshook hands, "My grandparents told you to expect me."I guess I must have had a blank expression on my face."Emily? Frank and Alice?" she prompted."Oh sure, yeah, your Grandmother asked me if it would be okay if you cameover, sure. So, come on in! Can I get you a cold drink?" Yes please."So we.