.. but he couldn’t do it. He couldn’t press his lips against another man’s, even knowing what was at stake.“I’m in.” Anthony replied cooll.... He still didn’t understand what was going on, but he’d do anything to spend more time with the topless teacher in front of him.“You can go,” Mrs. Winter said to David, clicking her tongue as he bent down to pick up his clothes. “I’ll keep those,” she added sternly, and - unwilling to disobey a teacher - David just nodded as he sadly left the room.It wasn’t. Adie and one of the crewmen unshipped the ship’s skiff to go ashore. I asked if I could accompany him as I felt like stretching my legs. He gave me a look I could not decipher, a mixture of several emotions; guilt, alarm, suspicion.“That will depend, Sir Elijah.”“On what, Captain?”“Whether you are merely a private individual taking passage on my vessel, or working for the authorities in Madras.”“Why would you imagine I am working for the authorities in Madras?”“I know you have been staying in. We drink a few sips and then head to the dance floor. Dancing with him is one of the best sensations I have ever felt. I forget all my troubles, safe in his arms, melting and listening to his body tell me where to go and what is next. I know that tonight he can see slightly down my top, it’s much lower cut than I normally wear. The tops of my breasts are starting to glisten with sweat as we dance several sets. I laughingly plead fatigue and we go back to our drinks. The heat of his body sears. I wasn’t good but I at least got fit. My scrawny body got some lean muscle. I was pretty proud of that and I loved showing off to whoever including Mom. I’d wear cut-offs and walk around shirtless. I’d flex and growl for her and wrestle with her and pin her to the ground. It was still just playing, of course, and the immature i****tuous love I felt for her was still just an uneasy feeling whenever my crotch rubbed against her for a second.Mom worked as a nurse on the nightshift. It seemed.