He couldn't tell about her waist, because the shirt hid that. He looked back up to find her staring right at him. Busted! She started toward him."Mr. ...hurlow," she said, approaching him."Bob," he said, automatically."Bob," she said, almost patiently. He expected her to say something about him ogling her, but that didn't happen. She was direct, though."Forgive me if I don't exhibit excitement about my son entering that phase of his life that is being around girls in a private environment."Bob. I hoped he couldn't tell because there was no way I was going to try and explain that. Besides, it was just stuff running through my head. I'd really been thinking about Gordo when I was masturbating last night, I told myself, not about Ted. Ted was just the catalyst. While all that confusion was in my head I became aware of a tingling in my chest. I shifted around and realized the edge of the seatbelt was brushing my nipple and had made it nice and hard. Since I hadn't bothered with a bra both. "He looked me up and down. "Marchio, you were friendly with that maidLucia?" "Yes," I said cautiously. "What of it?" It looks as if she has run off. I can't find her. You haven't seenher?" No sir." I shook my head."Stupid girl! We are better rid of her. So are you! She would have beenno fit wife for you."I managed to hide my cold sweat. I had already decided that I didn'treally care much about Lucia, but it would be only a matter of a day orso before they realized the candlestick was missing,. He was kind of cute for a guy. Rumor had it he was home on leave from the Army. He had been the talk of the library. He made the older librarians swoon. They said he reminded them of a young Cary Grant. ‘I’m sorry. It was just a failed attempt at some library humor.’ ‘Oh, don’t apologize. It was funny, really.’ She reddened in the face and took a reassuring breath. ‘You startled me! I didn’t realize you were there.’ She said standing up so she could get a better look at him as he passed by. .