"One of Lee's old friends showed up in town and recognized her. It was this or run, and I'm not running any more. So we had to do it as we did, and I ...ish I could have found another way but you were collateral damage. I'm hoping tonight makes up for it a little." I'm listening." OK." I shifted position so I could look at him without craning my neck. "Richard, haven't you ever wondered how an obscure keypuncher working a routine low-level job at DOD suddenly became a master hacker, the greatest. For the rest, we made a list of what everyone had, and figured out which tutor was best with which subject. Just like at school, we set periods of study, and after a set amount of time, switched around to other subjects. Sometimes, like going over stuff for English, most everyone was studying together. Everyone had the same class, and most even had the same teacher.The time seemed pretty productive for the most part. The person of all of us who seemed to have the most trouble was Josh. He was. Brian nuzzled his face into his grandfather's sweater, smelling wonderfully of pipe smoke and mothballs."Brian?"Brian looked over at his grandmother. The shape of her face was so elegant, framed by silver hair as she took another sip of bourbon, leaving a red lipstick smear on the Waterford crystal tumbler."Brian?"Brian closed his eyes and just enjoyed his grandfather's embrace, never wanting it to end. His grandfather hugged him closer, and kissed the top of his head. "Our family future lies. God, was it sublime, her nipple was a light dusky-rose, and the smattering of freckles that ran across the top of it and into her cleavage was mouth-watering. I got an instant hardon, and it took every ounce of willpower that I possessed to pull my gaze away while closing the door, preserving her privacy.Fuck, I wanted her so badly—even though I was mourning. I also wanted to bang the shit out of Angie too. With her, I could get as aggressive as I wanted, and I was feeling mighty aggressive the.