"Steve looked at me for a long time. Then he spoke. "I'm going to tell you a love story about a girl named Sephy. Sephy was a freshman Program girl th... first year I taught here. She was just 14. I was only 23 myself, and even I was a little nervous, but she was scared to death. She walked into my second period class straight from being stripped in the office. When I offered her relief she started crying and admitted she didn't even know what that meant."Right then I changed the lesson plan for. His broad shoulders brushing against mine as the train picked up momentum, sending a jolt through me that made me ever so slightly wet. “Sorry!” he said, flashing damn near perfect teeth at me. “No problem!” I replied getting back to my trashy romance novel. A few moments later, he asked, “What are you reading?” Ordinarily, I might get annoyed at some stranger invading my personal space and making inane conversation just to fill the air with noise, but there was something about this guy that. "she told him gently. "First, there's something I really want _you_to see." As long as it doesn't take very long, babe."Melanie walked over to her computer. "Don't worry, _babe_." she toldhim. "It won't take long at all." She clicked on "OK."As Mel silently watched on, the screen of her PC blanked out. Then itbrought up the full screen image of Larry she had supplied it as the"Start Image." Mel was fascinated by what she saw and kept glancingback and forth between the changing image on. Her mind only focused on Freddie, on those kisses and caresses they shared in the cab, and how much she wanted more. The ascension up the stairs seemed endless. Freddie reminded her that his apartment was on the top floor. Lucia thought of stopping him on the stairs, just to kiss him again; just to satiate herself until they reached their destination. But before Lucia gathered the courage to do it, they reached the top floor. Freddie pulled out his keys and fiddled with the lock in the dark.