"Me, too," she admitted. "So you've been living in Hawaii?" she asked, pushing his wallet across the table to him.He nodded. "I'm a history teacher at...Midway Academy. It's a private boys school. I also coach the Junior Varsity basketball team." And your real name is Jack?" That's what everybody calls me." So what's your real name?"He told her and it sounded like something she couldn't spell, much less pronounce."Nice to meet you, Jack Anderson," she said dryly and held out her hand.Chuckling,. Surprisingly fast, Matt jumped out, grabbing me by the waist and he carried me over to the showers. "Hey!" I yelled hapily and laughed as he tickled the inside of my stomach and my long legs dangled. As I jumped out of his arms, I spun around and he had the shower nose in his hand, pointing at me. "Don't you-" I began and he turned it on, grinning as warm water sprayed all over me. I pounced at him and he stumbled back as I grabbed the nozzle and sprayed him back and there we stood, like. ."Nope," a male voice said. "Lights don't work." Look," a female voice answered. "No light bulbs." That's why we brought the field lighting kit," Commandant Mackie said. "Just a few minutes while the other cadets set it up."Cadet Thistle, so good of you to join us," Mr. Giovanni said from the front of the church. Or back—or whatever. There wasn't a stick of furniture in the place. Several of the boarded windows were broken. The floor was covered in dirt and leaves. "Come here, please."I padded. When we were finished we cleaned up the kitchen, put the dishes in the washer and started it running.Izzy and I went into the living room and sat on the couch. She leaned against me, holding my arm."Before you say anything, I want you to know how sorry I am. Izzy, I was thirteen years old. I'd never been in love with a girl. I'd never even had a crush on a girl. I didn't know what I was feeling and I didn't know enough then to tell you what I was feeling. For that I'm very sorry. By the time I.