My fellow teachers are predominantly female and the females in my orchestra are a bit over three for every male.’ Randy smiled. ‘With a name like ...ine I’ve also had a drought. The name used to be very popular in the 1950s and 1960s but since then more and more people associate the name with the mainly foreign slang usage taking the meaning lascivious or lecherous. Mothers take a stand against me with a name like that and their daughters dutifully back off me.’ ‘Oh you poor guy. I suppose like. She pulled out her phone and began playing with it with her newly-manicured fingers (which she must have had done when she went out this morning, I thought).I looked at my watch. Three-thirty. He would be here soon."He'll ring the doorbell when he's here?" I asked her. She nodded without looking up. Silly question. I got up and went to the bathroom for a piss - which was difficult, considering the unfailing, rubbery erection I'd had since this morning (and which had no chance of going. . toxic inside."On his words, Datura released some hidden tension she'd been holding and pressed closer to him, one arm settling around his waist with the other hand washed the side of his neck.As awful as he felt in some ways, Corvus started to seriously consider taking Datura this morning. She wasn't really ready. He could feel that in the hesitations and the tension. Even as she'd changed so much from their last couple of meetings, there was still some core of resistance that wouldn't accept. He was now a senior and getting some off-campus experience as a teacher trainee. Most of his placements were in middle school and he came back with some laughable tales of his adventures in that environment. I was immersed in business courses and trying to grasp the financial aspects of the third year courses. I was a good deal more challenged this year and had to spend a lot more time studying to get a passing grade.At Christmas, I breathed a sigh of relief that the exams were over and I felt.