She was lying on her bed, still feeling sore, knowing that she needed more time to heal before having sex again. The only thing she knew about losing ...irginity that it would hurt but not how long it will take to recover from it. Hoping Brad would understand and not lose interest in her. Slipping out of her bed quietly as she could and removed her pink nightgown. Mary didn't bother putting on any undergarments but slid on a blue cotton dress that had a line of small buttons running down it over. "Inskirts," said Martinez in my head. "You are so full of crap, sometimes! It's no wonder your eyes are brown."Oh yeah, I replied in my head, how come you didn't warn me about not having a vest? Or not carrying a big old relvolver in my slim, trim DEA costume?"I don't read minds, to prevent fools from acting foolish. I only foretell the future. Usually."Foolishness? I'll have you know that I had my black turtle neck shirt all pressed for the occasion. So there.We carried on like this for the. I'm kinda small for my age, and when I put my hair up in pigtails and dress like I did that night, I look a lot younger than fourteen. And that was part of my plan. I was on a mission.I quietly opened the back door and headed across the street. Of course I know the park is a dangerous place for a young girl to be alone, but that's part of the fun. I mean, if all you do in life is the safe thing, are you really living? Mom is always telling me horrible stories about all the bad things that can. Walk outside and look if you don’t believe me.”He leaned in close and put his hand on my shoulder. Then he asked, like he was really concerned, “Are you sure you’re OK? Maybe that stuff is contaminated or something.”I left the rest of the drink on the bar and started back to the ship. I didn’t stop anywhere else, but it was almost past report time by the time I got back on board. I couldn’t account for the lost time, but I felt OK, so I didn’t say anything to anybody about what had occurred.