”“Perhaps if you would listen with just half the energy you use in shooting your mouth off you would have some idea what’s going on. One of the...e days you might think of moving into the twentieth century.”“Excuse me, but this is the twenty-first century.”“My point exactly…you are at least a hundred years behind the times. You heard Jeremy—everyone he knows has had sex—boys and girls both. And where did that old double-standard bullshit come from? That went out decades ago.”“First of all,. I had spent almost ten years with Tabby and I recognized her voice instantly. It was coming from the direction of one of the little greenbelts behind the school, and I instantly took off running in that direction. I was glad that I had decided to leave my guitar locked in the arts room closet, because I wouldn't be hung up with it if I had to get involved in something physical. My backpack bounced on my back as I pelted through the drizzle.Another shriek from Tabby urged me to greater speed.. We spoke every night, and I never gave her any reason to suspect anything. Our chats were short, however, as Molly had work to do late into the evenings to prepare for the next day. At least I was able to maintain some semblance of normalcy during the brief periods we had together. I even joked with her about watching porn online. Molly's weakness was girl/girl sex, and we used to laugh about her interest in that. I told her about a new site that she might be interested in. Otherwise, it was. A heartbeat later, he yelled, "Surprise."It was not my birthday yet. That was on June 6th, Wednesday the next week. I can forgive that, because the opportunity was so perfect. They got me, though Christine could have managed better. I'm quite sure my surprise had started to fade before the phones and cameras started clicking. My initial shock paled beside the list of people attending. All nine of my grad students had either stayed or returned. Mimi was there from Boston. Also, "So, Frau Doktor..