..”“Having trouble with the math. Carlita said that these two whizzed through it.”“And we talked to Cindy and Nikki for backup,” Deena said....��I could’ve asked Dad and Nina,” Sandy said, “but I’m trying to do things on my own.”“Like asking these two?” I said.“Oh, I still get help, but I’m trying NOT to automatically assume that Dad and Nina are the only path.”“Very good,” I said. “Better to understand that it’s okay to seek help...”“I know,” she said. “I’d’ve gotten it but it might’ve been. . Um..." She looked surprised, then looked back behind her, and back out the door again. "Is it eleven yet?" Past," Annie managed, her mouth gaping open at Snow Angel's audacity of opening the door in mid-coitus."Oh. I'm sorry. Um. Just a minute!" She closed the door.Annie convulsed, shaking her head quickly in recovery. Did she really just do that? she wondered, and sighed and rolled her eyes as she heard Snow Angel and her current lover shift positions."We have to finish now," she heard. My title didn't make any difference, what did make the difference was that I was supposed to mediate all of the big disputes and act as chairman of this type of meeting. We were running a true democracy, and that got damned hectic at times. There were often five or six factions divided on a major question, but we eventually worked through them.The catch was that I was supposed to be the decision maker when we did not have time for an appropriate meeting. That had never happened during the first. “I am going to get another drink at the bar while you think about what you want to happen tonight,” replied Jane before leaving Alicia to her thoughts.When Alicia's senses came back to her realized what she almost let happen to her fled into the restroom to hide in shame. She didn’t just found herself in another situation with a girl wanting her but also found that she wanted it to happen. Part of her was still desiring to be kissed and touched by Jane. She tried to remind herself that she was.