." Ken was desperately trying gather his thoughts and say something intelligent, but all he could do was stare down at his hands. The feeling was inte...se, as if an energy conduit had opened up between them.'I'm holding hands with a Boy, ' Ken thought to himself. 'A boy is sitting next to me, asking me out on a date, and he is holding my hand.'A boy is holding my hand!"Tim ... I..."BEEEEP.The bus pulled up.Tim and Ken jumped up and shot apart as if electrocuted."You were holding hands!!!" Julie. ‘What! How do you know?’ She shrugged. ‘We were talking about college and I mentioned how costly it was and he said that daddy would be making more money soon, because he was going to promote him!’ Renee’s eyes brightened and her lips rose in a huge grin. ‘Wow! That’s wonderful! Your dad is going to be thrilled. We both figured out that was the reason behind this meeting and dinner, but one never wants to count their chickens before they hatch,’ Renee commented before adding, ‘He’s a great. It was around 9 when we reached and it was Friday and I decided to spend time with her on the next day as well. I just couldn’t resist upon reaching the top floor. Yet, I held my horses.We went inside the room and she told me to take a chair. She said she will use the restroom and she went. I could see her bra and panties hanged up for drying. Damn. I was like- Where is she?. She came out and had removed her Tshirts already. She then said- What the are you looking at, instead of starting. I was. He sighed and closed his eyes. I shook my head at him. ‘No, Char, that’s not what I-‘ ‘Shut up, it is what you meant and you had a reason to mean it, just…give me a second, okay?’ I shut my mouth and nodded, sulking at my missed kiss he’d been so close to giving me before I stuck my foot in my mouth. He took a deep breath and looked me in the eyes for a long moment, thinking, I can only assume. Most likely, he was arranging his words together in his head. Finally he spoke to me again. ‘I was.