.”“You two are just standing there like statues,” Mrs. Shapiro said.“I don’t want her to think I’m trying anything.”“You are supposed ...o be trying something. It’s called dancing. You put your hand on her waist and hold her other hand. Then you move with the music. I know you know how to do that. I’ve seen you dance with Val.”“Well...”“Well what?”“She’s not comfortable with me,” Steve said.“You nailed that one,” Stephanie said.Shaking her head in disgust, Val said, “He’s scared to death of. The day had started out so great waking up next to a naked, very beautiful Jacqui Taylor. Now we were faced with the real possibility that in two months it might not happen again, or at least much more rarely. I also thought about what I’d said to Jacqui a few months ago, that I wanted her to see other guys so she could start a family. She’d resisted, but living that far away it was definitely a real likelihood that she’d find someone to love and marry her. I still kind of hoped so, although. I just didn’t know how to start a conversation about it. It was unimaginable for me to admit that my kink was real. Worse, she had now shared the details with her best friend. I was blushing like crazy. “She says you’re probably a sissy boy. She’s read about it.” “It’s not true.” “I told her all about it, John. I’ve never felt you as hard as when you were wearing my nightie. Jennie says that’s a sure sign that you have a penchant for femininity. She thinks you might even be gay. Are you gay?”. You do." Are you sure?" Marianne protested, but in truth she'd already seen it. Try as she might Caroline just couldn't give of herself in front of the camera.Marianne sighed, but she knew Chris was right. "Oh well, it's been good for her anyway," she told him. "She's a lot more confident about herself already. Maybe she'll improve as she relaxes more?" Possibly — but I doubt she'll ever become a natural," he told her.That night Simon and John were relaxing at the station when the alarm went.