. If Alexa is ... If Alexa is..." Doing it?" Jan offered."Uh, yeah," Nate replied. "I was gonna say 'sexually active, ' but ... yeah, that's it."​"H...oney, she's 19." Yes, Janice. I know how old our daughter is. Besides, you've already reminded me of her age, as did she. So what if she's 19? What does that have to do with anything?" When did you first have sex, Nate? Weren't you like 16?" Yeah, so?" I don't know if you remember me telling you, but I was 14 when I lost my virginity."Nate made a. ”“She specifically said ‘show me what it can be like again’,” I said.“She’s searching for answers. I can’t predict how this is going to turn out, but I will say I find it highly unlikely that her attraction to girls is a phase she’s going through or a response to the emotional trauma of seeing a very young girl have intercourse at age eleven. There just isn’t any data to back that up. The human psyche generally, and sexual orientation specifically, are very, very complex. If it was as. Maybe you're right. Maybe I'm too much of a male to stick around. But you knew this was going to happen. You knew I wasn't monogamous, even if, when all is said and done, when the Order and the orgies and the love I have for Carol and Candy and Sarah and Jordan and Nina are set in front of me and examined with my heart, you stand out front and center. I've never missed anyone when I moved around growing up, and I know I will miss my friends and lovers and I don't even know what that will feel. "I had done a lot of research online, mainly by googling pirate's treasure. I added, "I've never heard of a chest like this one. The ones I saw online were either cast iron or iron banded wood. These seem to have straps of brass or bronze. The ones I found online had key locks or a hasp for a padlock of some type."Edward got a far away look in his eyes as he said, "That wood must be heartwood of some type. I've never seen anything like it. It still has a dark, rich patina after being buried in.