" They did, definitely. It’s brilliant." Wait until you’ve been upstairs." Lisa suddenly looked her up and down. "Good, you followed at least this...rule. And while we’re talking about rules, here’s another one." Her eyes grew calculating.A small shiver ran down Helen’s back, it was clear that whatever that rule entailed was something wicked again. But the hard look made Lisa’s even more beautiful, if possible. When the girl didn’t speak and the silence stretched to almost a minute, she drew a. I’ve got it. It’s a mess.” As she turned to walk to the small laundry room, I asked Sarah, “What's the other thing you need?” She said, “I have a thing I need to go to tomorrow night, and I don't have a dress I haven't already been seen in. Could we run over to the mall later, and let me pick something out real quick?” Did she just say real quick? I won’t spend a lot of time on this point, but I've seen her closet, and furthermore, Sarah’s definition of real quick, and my definition of real. She had obviously been enjoying herself, since she’d run off to be with Ahlai at least five times in less than month. Okay, I admit it: I had been counting, and it was six times.I reached out to shake the tiny woman’s hand, but she didn’t meet my grasp. She glanced at my eyes for just a second before ducking her head, nodding slightly, then turning to walk inside. Veronica followed, with me trailing. At about five-foot-one, Ahlai was a good deal smaller than V. She was dressed in tight-fitting. Would you like to come along, out on the shore, down toward Cape May probably.” Vixen sucked her teeth. “Gee, I’m sorry. I’m all booked up and there’s a lacrosse game tomorrow that I promised to go to.” If things went as scheduled, she would be fucked at least seven different men between Friday night and Sunday afternoon. “Maybe next week if the weather’s good?” She smiled and nodded. “OK. I’ll look forward to it.” So will I, thought the teacher. So will I, damn it, as he resigned himself to.