She thought of the line Steve Martin uttered in one of his movies?whichone was it??something like, 'I could never be a woman. I'd just sit andplay wit... my breasts all day.' Gwen feared she would face the sametemptation.With great effort, Gwen closed her bra, buttoned her blouse, and stoodup. When she did, she noticed a small refrigerator in the corner of theroom. She opened the door with a sense of delighted anticipation. Hmm,there was a basket of fresh strawberries, and a tub of whipped cream. So, I took a little powder from her hand and applied on her forehead too. Normally, between people of opposite sexes, applying colour ends here. She waited till I completed colouring her forehead. Then, she took the powder and rubbed it on my cheeks. So, I did it with her too. Next, she coloured my neck, so I emulated her. I wished she did not go further, but of course she did. She took more powder and with a naughty smile dancing on her lips, began to apply it on my bare chest. I felt a little. Mardeno was willing to pay the captain for his crewmen, but there was a veiled threat, so the captain knew he had little choice. The merchant did much the same for the four redheaded sailors, especially after he found out from the giants that they were skilled swordsmen from the northern fjords.The two giants now walked on the right and left of the merchant whenever he was in town.The spies also found out that the merchant trained with his guards, both with weapons and bare hands, and sometimes. "I don't want to upset Matt, he is my oldest and best friend and I hope healways will be. But let's face it, I have always been pretending to besomething. My clothes, my attitude, my sports and occasional fights andeven my nickname, they were just a way of pretending too. I tried topretend to be a normal guy, but nobody was convinced. I could not getaccepted on any school teams; I had to go to the Y, which didn't countbecause their teams are all coed. The only ones who would sit with me atlunch.