Luckily, we finished the jumping jacks beforeshe seemed to notice. We went to the weights and I instructed her todo as I did, so we ended up curling d...mbells and doing other exerciseswith dumbells for the next 30 minutes or so in which I regained mynormal composure and was able to focus on something else other thanher body. Then she decided she was done with her arms and would ratherto keep her arms toned then gain muscle which I totally understoodsince musclar women are a turn off to many. She. All the smells of the street seemed to resonate and fester in that alley with her. She knew she had to move sometime, but she was scared.Another smell perforated her senses every now and again. Blood. Human blood. Life giving, wonderful human blood. She hated and loved it. Her body needed it, desired it, craved it. It was an addiction that no young girl should have to face, worse than any drug, with far worse consequences.She'd only been out of the alley twice since that night. Twice in the. I startled Maria when I reached behind her and grabbed hold of the stool. At first she grabbed tight to the bookshelf, thinking she was about to fall; but then she relaxed when she saw me smiling up at her. She smiled back at me as my other hand reached behind her and held the other side of the stool, almost appearing a little nervous by my “helpful” behavior. “Here you go Maria, let me hold it steady for you,” I offered as I felt my bare arm resting against the back of her bare thighs,. "I said I bet Mom would greet Camille like an old friend. You asked why I would think that. That meant you disagreed with the premise, hence the bet I offered. I won the bet. You don't hug strangers." I still don't know how you'd know that," Andy admitted, still watching his parents and Regan's parents laughing and chatting."They had breakfast together this morning," Regan confided."Your parents were at the suite this morning?" Andy wondered. Breakfast had been delivered every morning that he'd.