She pulled out a small box and opened it. She of course knew what it was when she saw the box, but she really wasn't expecting it though. “Is this a... engagement ring?” Amanda asked. “Yes sis,” Brian replied as he got down on his knees and came towards her. He took her hand and kissed it once as he was completely naked. “Amanda, you are carrying my baby, now will you marry me?” Brian asked. She was very touched of, but she also connected a couple dots too. “But, are you just asking me because. With ... petty ... bullshit. The two of them are smarter than half the professors on campus.'(Rumor being Kathy Nugent ... Deans secretary. Ms Nugent had a genius of her own to deal with. Dr. Gnocchi didn't like geniuses.)He still didn't want to deal with us and asked that we be assigned a younger more personal adviser.Somehow, we managed. There we were stuck in freshman classes simply because Dr. Gnocchi didn't like kids ... smart kids were the bane of his existence. We thought we might be. But when youdon't have much else to think about, little things like that can be bigthings. The tech finally came back and began prying the acrylic nailsoff of his fingers. It took a long time, but eventually, his real nailswere exposed. The tech took the time to clean and condition them andthen she even buffed them a bit. But she didn't add any kind of polishor color to them at all.When she was done, Chad stared at his hands. With no polish, theydidn't look very feminine anymore. He. He wondered if she'd agree to go out with him sometime. He would offer to let her pick the movie."I guess just about any time after eleven would be good. We could study for awhile and then we could have something to eat. We've got some pretty good frozen pizzas, and I could heat one up. After we eat, we can finish up studying. Does that sound okay?"Jennie was hoping that her parents would leave for the country club early, and be out of the house before Mike came over. It wasn't that her parents.