I think I need to say this. I love you, whatever you do. If you didn't like Shakespeare, I'd still love you. If you told me you didn't want to be toge...her tonight because you were going to a beer and bong bash, I'd still love you. I'd worry more, but I'd still love you."Sophia laughed. "I think I knew that. But it was nice to hear, anyway. I really do like reading more than partying. I suppose I always did; I just forgot. But I worry about my image, more than I should. Reading Shakespeare and. Dan, I’m surprised, but shouldn’t be, that you’ve fucked Angie’s daughter, Cindy. Hell, she’s only eighteen, the same age as Brenda. I know that you’re good to her, but have her use a condom if she isn’t on the pill. You don’t want any more little Danny’s running around than there already are especially at your age ... or maybe you do want more babies?”“On that note Karen, I think that it’s time you tell Dan the secret that you’ve entrusted with me and Vicky, and I’ve held close to my breast. So, I left school that day; my parents, of course, wanted to know aboutthe bullying and why I had said nothing. I explained, as the headmasterhad done so, that the situation had escalated quickly; it was assumedthat, with the exams so close, they thought they could throw me of mystudies and, as I wouldn't see them again, it wouldn't matter.The true reason could not be disclosed.The next day I went to Teresa's house. After a few minutes' discussionwith my parents, we were left alone.Neither of. I stopped in my tracks, nearly losing my footing; a figure was swimming strongly from the direction of a group of rocks almost out of sight round the corner of the cove. It looked like a man, lightly tanned (but for a bare pale backside) who I assume had dived in from one of the rocks and was now swimming towards the beach. He was very quickly into shallow water and in moments was wading in so that I could see that he was indeed totally naked. He appeared a little older than me but looked slim.