Ivan held her steady, and Sven got up and offered her a glass of water. “Thank you,” she said, quite recovered. She felt them surrounding her. I... might have been disconcerting if she wasn’t enjoying it quite so much. Sven smiled at her with his blue eyes and stroked her cheek. Ivan’s powerful forearm held her tightly around the waist. She felt his hand caress her neck, pushing her blonde hair out of the way and then he felt his tongue run gently up the nape of her neck. There could be no. “Hello?” he said aloud.No reply. It was probably just one of the other guys getting something they’d left in the bathroom, he thought. Steve was one of the last to shower, and the other guys had left a variety of toiletry items at the sink. So he went on showering but hurried somewhat so he wouldn’t keep the guys waiting. They were planning to head into town and have beers at the bar Robert said was a good hangout.His friend from work, Dave, had invited him to join some other coworkers for a. I swear, all I know is that sometime during the night I woke up and there was a warm mass pressed up tightly against my back."Lights, dim," I whispered and as the light slowly increased I could make out who I'd already figured out it had to be. I tried to twist and move away slowly but Keelin just mewled softly and moved right up against me even tighter than before, this time draping herself over my chest with one leg on top of mine. So there I lay, scared shitless, wondering if I should try to. “That's a lot to take in.”The leaves above us kept rippling, but the sturdy trunks of the trees slowed their quivers.“Pretty amazing. Amazing. I need to stop saying 'amazing’.” He noticed my trepidation. “Honey? Did I do something wrong?”The roots had retreated underground.Concerned, Jacob waited for my answer.I wanted to tell him what I witnessed, what I suspected, even though I didn't know how.“It's not you, it's me,” I declared, not wanting to believe the truth.“I don't understand.”Words.