”Stacey sighed. “Well, don’t make us guess! You know Laurie just got out of health class, and will just keep going through diseases until she ge...s it right.”“It’s not a DISEASE, please.” Beth squirmed. “Well, maybe it is.”“Oh, for God’s sake, spit it out!” Becky was usually the quiet one, so her outburst made them all laugh.“Lately, I’ve been having these… thoughts. Well, feelings.” She looked at them all in turn. “…of a sexual nature.”“So something IS leaking after all.” Laurie laughed.Stacey. I had to tread carefully, we enjoyed a good working relationship which I couldn’t risk spoiling and I had wanted to be more sure that she felt the same about me before I made any kind of pass at her, but I’d left signs for her to decipher. And I’d read signs from her that I’d interpreted as reciprocation. That night I was too drunk to care about subtlety and tact. My longing for her was boiling over. It was happening then. I had to tell her how she made me feel. We had been at a birthday party. The only thing I accomplished was finishing my Flintlock class. The fit and finish on my full stock flintlock was such that the lines between metal and wood were only noticeable by color. The lock Uberti sent had spotted holes and preformed guts. The tumbler, the fly, double set trigger all had to be finish filed. The faceplate was a square cornered rectangular slab with the pan drop-forged onto the right side. Hammer, frizzen upper jaw and screw all had to be fit, drilled and leather and. "She's very good at that." Ged," Robin said taking his hand, "You are mine tonight. I'll do you good, believe me. I've been very moved by your poetry and your songs. We'll have a good time."Ged was taken aback. This dark beauty said words which from many other lips would have been very suggestive, but not from her. There was an innocence about her which captivated, but also unnerved him."I'm afraid I won't be very good company," Ged told her. "You'd be better leaving me before I depress you.".