”“I’m not embarrassed to admit it. I was clueless,” Wolf said. “All I know is that Sarah’s happy.”I looked at Tim, and he just grinned.�...�Cool. Help me finish getting ready for this party,” I said.I told them about going to the batting cage.“Normally, I’d be jealous you got to hit some balls,” Tim said.I had a couple of smart comments leap to mind about ‘balls’ but decided to let them sit for now. I could see they were dying to tell me about their afternoon, but wanted me to ask. The more I. The sun had now completely risen in the sky, telling me it was around midday. The heat had started to creep up, but it wasn’t unbearable like the day before. “I’m home Tori!” Tyler shouted as he walked into the kitchen as I joined him. “Oh, you’re here. Good. Help me unpack,” I rolled my eyes and greeted him then started to stock the fridge with the food he brought: pie, pie, chicken, ice cream, bread, pie, pie, pasta, oh- and more pie. “That’s a lot of pie,” I said. “I like pie, pie is good,”. The day had been warm enough, hot even, but with the sinking of the sun, the warmth and light brought it’s own promises. Bodies milled about, some with bottles in hand, covered with cloaks. Others, preferring body heat, snuggled together on blankets. As the flames curled up into the night, I saw his eyes watching me, considering. We hadn’t spent any time together that day, and the night before had been so late when he arrived, that there hadn’t been much chance of anything. We had been lovers. We walked home from school together, I carried her books and we 'dated' at the school dances.I never did get to hold her hand, even, let alone take her to the movies. Nope, her first date wasn't going to be until she was 16 and only with a chaperone. I never made the distance, being a form higher, I left school before she did and we lost contact.Drugs lowered my boundaries and made me the life of the party, or so it seemed to me at the time. But I still went home alone. They left me in such a.