Everyonetreated me like I was the town slut from then on. I lost all mygirlfriends. The boys showed me lots of attention but all theywere after was a ...uick fuck. I shut myself away for a few weeksbut teenagers are not solitary creatures. I started going out ondates again. I was very lonely and looking for affection. With myreputation, every boy that asked me out expected to get lucky andI didn't disappoint them. Since I had lost all my real friends,spreading my legs was the only way I could. The senior partners of the company, with their wives and husbands, welcomed Tim and Patty as the couple were announced and shook hands with them. Of course Roger and Jenny were there almost at the very end of the line and Patty and Tim were greeted with hugs and kisses, which drew a good deal of attention to them from the other senior partners as well as many of the guests. Nobody else present appeared to know either of the new arrivals from Adam and Eve. A youngish couple standing just behind. It felt cool andmetallic against my skin. My hand went up to it automatically but beforeI could touch it I felt more pain, spearing through my head and makingthe taser seem like a finger prick.I'm not sure if I screamed. I must have done, with that hot, sheeringagony, and I felt my body arch beneath me on the carpet as it went on forwhat seemed like hours. It consumed me, reaching through every fibre ofmy body like fire as it blotted out everything else. Light exploded infront of my eyes, and I. The drink was selection was outstanding, if you liked coffee or coffee. Sal couldn’t even pronounce barista, let alone consider hiring one. The coffee was the best, dark and strong. I got half a dozen bagels, some flavored spreads, and two large coffees.She was still asleep when I got back, so I set out the bagels and spreads, and waved the coffee under her nose. Her eyes popped open.“Where am I?” she asked, disoriented.“My condo. Remember last night?”It came back to her, and her smile.