.. Lynnie, some of your friends are comin’ on to me, you know,” he teased.She shoved him playfully. “Yeah, and I’ll scratch out their eyes if ...hey try anything more than hugs... !”Tom went on thoughtfully. “Yeah, some of the guys on my track team hugged me after I had a good race time--we slapped each other on the arses too, all in fun; that’s fine; doesn’t bother me. Say, I told Darden--she’s our counselor--that I maybe I can’t handle being even a little intimate with a girl without having a. We sat and ate and watched the movie, her head on my shoulder and my arm draped around her shoulders.Then, as she yawned just as the ending credits began, I nudged her and said “What next?”. She just smiled, Hannah has a gorgeous smile that any guy would kill for. She got up and headed for the stairs “It’s been a long day, I’m going to take a nice warm shower to relax. You can join me is you like.” WHAT!? Had she really just said that? Up to this point, we’d only ever kissed! I copped a few. I was greeted by a short older man, balding gray hair buzzed real short. He wore glasses and t-shirt and shorts and seemed like any normal grandpa.We exchanged pleasantries as Harvey escorted me through his well kept home, from the front entry way through the living room to the kitchen. There was a window above the sink looking out over the back yard, a small dining table to the side with a couple chairs that sat in front of a large sliding glass door that opened to a good sized cement patio.. ..” One of the serviles spoke, drooling from around lips, teeth already glittering with metal. Lou forced his revulsion back – it was an intimidation tactic.“It’s Epoch ... an assassin from the Plurality,” Lou said, frowning. “And I’ve fought it before.”He spun and dragged Bea down as Epoch itself uncoiled from behind him, leaping past the tree that they had been standing beside. Splinters filled the air as writhing tentacles of segmented metal crashed into bark, while whirring buzz-saw blades.