“What? I thought you were an open minded woman, you write erotica, and not like my uptight parents.”I wasn’t sure what to say; I had nothing aga...nst the word cock, but hearing it from Katy’s mouth which I remembered smeared with vanilla ice-cream and now the image was of hot cum instead, didn’t sound right.“Katy, I’m sorry, I guess it’s hard for me to understand that you have grown up. And yes, I do miss sex.”She tilted her head a little and gave me a mischievous smile. “C’mon say it, say that. They had all heard about Cathy going to college in the fall and were curious about this mysterious meeting tomorrow. She explained that it was no big deal since the college wanted to run her through some tests to figure out her placement in classes. Cathy was acting pretty nonchalant about it but I could tell it was all a put on. She was excited down deep but had to maintain an air of serene normalcy. It finally got to her and an animated discussion erupted around the table.The next day I. “Where are your passes and photo IDs like this?” He asked, holding up his own hanging from the lanyard around his neck.Lena’s eyes grew wide at the challenge and stepped back, but Katie just stood her ground. “No one gave us any,” she tossed back matter-of-factly, her hands now firmly on her hips.“So, why should I let you all in?”“Because ... because ... we’re with the band,” Katie’s little sister finally responded, her tiny voice practically begging him to let them through.Grant couldn’t help. She had perfected the art of smiling and pretending she was okay; though she was anything but. Miranda’s own personal demons were released by him leaving. They took great pleasure and delight in telling her that it was because she wasn’t good enough, that she was a bad girl, and that she was hard to love. All of these things she had all heard before, things she knew deep inside to be true, even if for a short time Lewis had made her believe otherwise. Night after night dragged on she found.