" she continued, dragging me off towards the bushes."What's she doing?" June asked."For Gods sake June, I know you're not sixteen for a while yet, but...isn't it bloody obvious- she's going to shag him!" replied Elaine."Oh," said June, looking sheepish.To my surprise we didn't go far into the bushes before Carol took her coat off & spread it on the ground before sitting on it. "Come on," she said, so I sat down & we kissed as she pulled my shirt out of my jeans. "I've been wanting to do this all. That's all you can do."Janice was right. If Tom rejected my plan, I'd have to go back and see what alternatives I could come up with. Right now, my new number one priority was to establish some management in accounting."Thanks, Janice. You're right of course. Now, let's get the coffee started."Terry arrived a few minutes later, choosing to adopt the earlier start in the design department. I called him into my office and closed the door."Terry, sometime this morning there will be an announcement. And it’s not even your fault. Dammit the other Cardinals were right! I’m too young!’ ‘Don’t listen to them. Listen to me, what you want is perfectly natural. I can give it to you.’ ‘No, I can’t allow it! It’s a sin! And I swore to the almighty a vow of celibacy! It’s not right!’ ‘It is right, you know it, listen to your primal instincts!’ ‘No!’ ‘Take me!’ ‘Never!’ At that moment, Catharine grabbed the cardinal and gave him his first kiss. It was everything that was ever described to him and. I can do that. I've seen that new guy watching you and Hawk. You think he'll follow you?"I frowned. That seemed... What? Out of character? Too intelligent? Both and more? "He sounds like a good ole boy to me. What makes you think he would want to follow us?"Stan shrugged. "I just think he's interested in the two of you and is taking pains to not seem that way. I'm a people-watcher, and what I see doesn't add up, really. Don't mistake backwoodsy for stupid. When you two went into the house he.