It was still several minutes before Sam was through the line and arrived with two brimming glasses on a tray and a large frosty mug of root beer.I loo...ked a question, and he laughed, “I tip big here, especially at the evening reception, and the staff takes good care of me, real good care.” He seated himself, took a generous sip, and asked, “You want to ask, or want me to just roll it out?”“One, maybe three questions to get started, and then you roll,” I told him. “First, I assume you aren’t. .. what do you know ... and a breeder. This should be fun.Legal age on Crossroads ... hmmm ... that opened a multitude of paths ... ever one more destructive than the last.“I believe I’ll stick with Restorative and water, please,” I was looking up. I was presented with a glass of water.Timma was released and Eloise encapsulated. Let the games begin!Val was quite happy “helping” with the festivities. Girl-girl being the activity of necessity on Cassandra, she was no stranger to the taste of. “No,” I said interrupting our kiss, “seriously I can’t.” My friend is probably already here.”“She won’t mind. I’m sure.”“He.”“Oh.” He stepped back. While we weren’t in what I call a serious relationship, we had both said we weren’t dating anyone else.“Just a friend,” I said, then pulled him back. “I swear.”We kissed again, the lust flowed through me. I knew I shouldn’t, but I couldn’t stop myself. He grew hard against me and I couldn’t think of anything else.But then I thought of something that. “We still ought to get together for dinner one night.“Sure, I’m not busy any night at all since Eddie stays at school almost all the time now,” she said.It was the second time she stated that he stayed away. She seemed overly disappointed by it. Maybe it was just mama concerns.“I’m sure Eddie will come around,” I said.“If he stays out of trouble long enough. He was not raised to be in trouble or to hang out with kids who were. I always knew he could get into trouble easily. It’s why I enrolled.