" Mom! It's not like that…" No, of course not. Nevermind." Mom, come on…" I called, but it was too late. Socializing was never my strong suit; I t...ink I knew who I got that from.When I saw Alice the following day, I was very tempted to ask what the conversation with our mother had been like that night, but I didn't. I had suited up to go to the office, and she was leaving for school. We looked at each other for a moment, and I saw her eyebrows raise. I think I looked the same. We said good. All dead, but something not right. All bodies not touched and no sign of dead VC in area. Ling stay to check but him say same." Ok, let's move up and see for ourselves. I will need to collect ID so I can turn it in when we get back. Whistle the flankers in closer and let's move out."Chung did and we moved out with Chung taking a little used path, keeping off the well used one to our left. He led us in a twisting and sometimes impossible brushy area we went through. It took us almost forty five. Ruth was unwilling to risk losing that special form of "friendship with benefits" by going further. She reasoned that if a physical real-world relationship went wrong, our friendship would end, and she'd not have her "safety valve" form of sexual release she'd come to rely on.I, on the other hand, was willing to risk it all for just one chance at getting her naked and losing myself completely with her. I wanted to touch her heated flesh with my flesh, savor her scent and her taste in long,. Dance for me like you did for 'Zack', I've seen the video of it so I know you can dance. Dance and take your top off."Her mind racing, had he filmed her? Did he have a hidden camera? Starting to sway with the music Brooklyn reached up to the zipper of her jacket and played with the tab for a moment before pulling her arms back down to her lap. For the first time she felt like she was about to cry."If I wanted you to be crying I'd be hurting you. I'm just telling you to dance, it's something you.