" Chandra was now raising her voice.Mark got closer stroking her hair. " No baby sister, we didn't mean you can't have sex. Just have sex with someone...you love. And don't tell me that you love that loser?"Chandra just looked at one brother and then the other and the other. They all looked so concerned for her. She felt their heat all over her. She tried to walk away slowly but it was impossible to get away. They were standing around her in a circle. All of them lusting after their precious. Guys stereotypically just wanted a sexual relationship, but that wasn't what he was thinking here. He looked up, his face pleading.Mae was clearly hurt and started growing desperate. "No! No, its... its not just the sex. Not really..." But there's no relationship. I'm not your boyfriend." Neil accused.Mae started to respond, but couldn't."You're not going to beak up with... whatever his name is" Steve..."Neil waved her off "... over this. Over us. He's the guy you care about and you don't know. .. But we always stayed friends -- and Hal and Roy Jr. were friends, and... And then Hal and I got back together, at UVA."I didn't say anything.Tess' face was all blotchy, and I noticed it was now 3:47 a.m., but I just paid close attention and let her talk."He asked me to marry him -- several times. He talked about it a lot, when we were in school. His parents would talk about it. Hell, my parents would talk about it! I wouldn't ever -- I didn't ever -- commit to it. But I didn't, y'know, tell. "I need to find a bathroom." She set her drink down and headed into the house. Rod walked over to his friend."Hey Rod, how's it hanging?" his friend said loudly, laughing. He was sitting with his arm around a slim redhead in a black bikini. "This is Amanda. And this is her husband Bob," nodding to his right. "And you know my girlfriend Lisa." Lisa was on the other side of Bob, who had a hand on her thigh. They all said their hellos."What happened to your girlfriend?" Lisa asked. "Did she run.