“It looks like I’m stuck with my little brother, doesn’t it?” Carol said as she bumped against me on the way into the store.“If it’s incon...enient, I can make other arrangements. I can find a hotel or something,” I said.“Don’t be ridiculous! You’re staying with Bill and me,” Carol said.In the store, we each grabbed a cart. As we went up and down the isles, Carol placed items in the carts. After we went through the check-out, we loaded the groceries into the back of my sister’s SUV.Carol and. Missy,you are so not like any other girl I?ve ever met or dated. I feel sogood with you next to me like this. I would like to stay like thisforever.?I quietly reply, ?So would I.? At this moment, I?m pretty sure I would.I don?t want to think about any other moments while we?re like this.?I?d never said this first to a girl before, what I said to you severalweeks ago on our second date, and again in bed last night. Usually shestarts it and I feel sort of like I have to reply, but now, I. " Dana told me straight out."I agree," Kim said munching on a corner of a buttered piece of toast as if we were talking about taking out the trash."I think this too Mr. Sam." Maria said softly. "I know how I would be now if you had not helped me." Besides, racking up another cherry under your belt will be good for you Sam." Candy said. Then looking at Heather she said, "He took my cherry you know. I didn't have a maidenhead or anything, but it was still my cherry." Really?" Heather said with. Seeing me, the woman brightened immediately. “Dr. Cog!” she exclaimed. “It is so good to see you here. Did you ever find that book you were looking for? The ... Horror of T’Sen Ang or something?”“Horror Among the Dark Elves,” I said. “And yes, actually.”“Was it everything you hoped for?” she asked, her voice chipper – unaware of the blood, the danger, the darkness that had surrounded that damn tome for more than a hundred years. Unaware of the dark city of T’Sen Ang, of the vile elves who had.