She didn’t need any more coaxing to throw her backpack up onto the floorboard of the truck and haul herself into the passenger seat, instantly drenc...ing its soft black upholstery with her wet jean shorts. “Sorry ‘bout the water.” She chirped, settling into the warm seat. The trucker had his heat blasting and she suddenly realized how cold she was. “S’alright. Seats’ll dry. Where ya goin’, lil girl?” He asked, shifting easily as they gained speed down the highway. Peaches glanced over at him, he. Miller was suddenly painfully aware of her pink lips, the way that they reflected the light, so full and lush...He swallowed hard, trying to compose himself.“It’s not about that. Besides, how would that even work? I’ve seen your tongue, it’s as long as my forearm and covered in barbs.”“I never said anything about using my tongue,” she replied slyly, and his cheeks burned an even brighter shade of red. “Sounds like you’re letting your imagination get ahead of you there, Jeff. But if you. ”“Sorry Kiddo, they’re all mine.”“Thought so. And Major Dent said something intriguing about your company not being welcome in quite a few countries. How does that work?”“They work around them of course. Official and unofficial are not always different hands.”“Hypocrites.”“That’s the way the world works.”“Still sucks. You turned 41 yesterday. Happy birthday. Why did I have to hear it on the news?”“It’s just another day. Time marches on.”Seeing as how her mentor didn’t want to discuss her age or. ? Alex sprang off the mat and lined up with the other 2 girls. She did her routine perfectly with no errors. She was so proud of herself. But next was the solo performance. This is what she was scared of doing. But she put on her best smile and started dancing. She saw out of the corner of her eye while she was tumbling that Leslie couldn’t keep her eyes off of her. She thought this was good thing for her. She was by far the best dancer out of all of the girls and she was very happy.