“So Lum decided to be a dirty girl for Darling. This way Darling would look at Lum like those girls, instead of looking at those girls being dirty.�...� Ataru needed a moment to process what Lum just told him. But eventually it clicked; Lum was acting the way she thought he wanted her to act. This way he would give Lum the attention she wanted. At first his heart sank. He blamed himself for what he did to Lum and ruining her reputation. But it took a moment for him to realize Lum did it for him.. “Hey there!” Jennifer called into the screen, waving at me.“Hey cuties!” I replied.“Heya!” Chrissy called out.I could tell that both of them had had a few glasses of wine, but it was adorable and they were adults.“What are you two trouble makers up to?”“What, us?” Chrissy said, feigning shock.I laughed.“Yes, you!”“Oh, nothing really.” Jennifer said conspiratorially.“Oh really?” I asked.“Yeah, just a little shopping.” she replied with a wink“Like what?”“Oh, I don’t know. We stopped at this store. ..on exiting I walked once again through the group still chatting to coach,got my towel and dried off as they ran their eyes over my 13 year old body. my business man said that they were going my way and did I need a lift? I nodded yes please and we made our way to their car. sit next to me said my friend and the others sat in the back..we drove through town and into the country side through a locked gate and pulled up in front of a big two story mansion, it was 1p.m. .into the house we went a. “Actually, to make it life-like, you will find that the atmosphere in my study room is better suited for this”. Mary was taken back at his abrupt forwardness and must have displayed some apprehension on her face for he quickly added. “I mean, unless you are more comfortable here. I only suggested the study because it doubles up as my office when I am working at home. It has a more academic aura to it.” He had realised that he had rushed in too quick and was trying to backtrack gracefully but.