She and Belle took their places at the end of the line and Gloria sent up a silent prayer that they'd be able to get in to at least get a shower. That...is one of the luxuries she missed most. As time passed, the heartache Gloria once felt with the loss of her family had lessened. Yes, she missed them terribly, but her goal now was to survive day-to-day life.Gloria didn't recognize the man from the shelter as he rounded the corner talking to the homeless in the long line. As he spoke to them he. After Summer holiday she would check among her girlfriends ... Tight tall Tina maybe? She felt warm for her class-mate, who shared her skinny long-legged locust´s looks. Before holiday Tina had told her about her hot wishes to get an intimate tattoo.A virgin, she was too shy to go an old hippie-rocker tattoo artist to ask for it. Connie could imagine the loathing of Tina. Why weren´t there any normal lady tattoo artists in their town, she wondered. She should bring up the subject with her elder. \This is really good\ she said, as she looked through the book. \But where\'s the other stuff you told me about?\I smiled, and pulled another book from a shelf. \You mean the erotic book?\ I smiled. \You have to be over eighteen to see these, you know\ I k**ded.\Well, I won\'t tell anyone, I guess.\I sat close to her as she opened the book. There were pictures of women partially nude, some with lingerie, and some Playboy-type poses, fully nude.\These women are all beautiful,\ she said. \Did you. Luke Williams was sitting behind his new counter on a high stool. He poured down his nearly-finished glass of beer, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, let the stool's front legs down to the dirty floor and said, "Robert, m'boy, 'bout time you come to visit yer ole uncle. How're y'doin'?" Better, Uncle Luke," Robert said, sticking out his hand for a vigorous shake. "Better every day. How's Aunt Hope?" Seth said you was eatin' like a horse," the grizzled man said, "or was it a mule?" He.