Casma was staring openmouthed at what happened to his friend. I asked, "What happened?"I had to shake the boy before he answered. "He touched the shin... smoke in the room."I looked at the wall and could see a room that was not on the other side of our wall but someplace else. Ronnas was close and I said, "Take these two away. See what you can do for him. Get Kuenta to help too. She may need the heart."The two boys were escorted away by Ronnas and Andis. This had to be a portal and I was sure the. My heart was threatening to beat right out of my chest. This guy was a total stranger. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no virgin, but never, ever had sex with a guy I didn’t know. Now I was seriously considering it. I’d been a bit of a dry spell lately, focusing on my career. And the ones that I had hooked up had only been interested in satisfying themselves. Maybe that was why this guy had my engines so revved up. I do know that he was feeling the chemistry too though. Why else would he brush my lips. That was all OK with us, and we made up a story about Ben being one of Gary's old work colleagues for when we met any of our close friends in the village.Our second drinks had almost disappeared when Gary shocked both of us by asking if he could watch us make out. He just came straight out with it when the conversation was about nothing sexy at all. I was in my dressing gown with nothing underneath, and Ben still had Gary's borrowed one on, which was actually ridiculously short on him.I looked. " Yes my love. Bye then," said Paula."Bye," said Kelly.* * *Thursday came and Kelly arranged for Alicia to meet her in town. Theywere joined by Alicia's mom Mary and they spent most of the day browsingthe shops."Have you thought about what to get Paula next week?" asked Alicia, whoremembered that Paula's birthday was indeed the following Thursday."Not at the moment," said Kelly. "Maybe some hair extensions for her." Though that maybe to her liking, she may want to be patient and let herhair.