She was keen on Mike; had been very keen, certainly physically. All the same, apart from Terry being quite good looking, as was Mike, he had not shown... her quite the same gentleness and affection but then he had not had much opportunity and was just as aware as she of their difference in status.She thought back to something her mother had said when she was nineteen. “Physical attraction can be almost overpoweringly strong. Mental and physical attraction is overwhelmingly strong”.“Wait and see,”. "I'm fine," Elaine said, stretching. "I'm just not used to smoking pot, I guess." For a second there you looked like you had the weight of the world on your shoulders," Kendra said."Come on, Chelsea. She's okay. Let's smoke that joint. You coming or crashing, Elaine?" Um, I'll skip. I want to do a few things online. I'll see you guys in the morning." Okay. G'night. And thanks for the spaghetti, it was great." Yeah. Night, Elaine. Thanks."The door closed behind them and Elaine was alone again.. Most of the girls were just discovering sex, and in the locker room after games there was always a bit of good-natured teasing as the girls compared their still-budding breasts, and the scrawny patches of hair that were beginning to grow between their legs. Several of the girls had experienced sex, but Tina hadn't-- not until the end of the first semester when her coach, Joan Willis, asked her to stay after practice. Tina didn't quite know what to expect, especially when the coach added, "and. " What do you mean?" Kacey asked."Well, you know, her personal style," Janet replied. "It literallyscreams 'girl'. Like you said, she'd never be seen dead in a pair ofjeans, even if it is a pair of girls' jeans." I think I get what you mean," Monique said. "She doesn't, like, want tolead anyone on?" Exactly," Janet sighed. "Which leads to only one conclusion- she blamesherself for the attack." Or she's worried that any guy she hooks up with will do the same orworse to her," Kacey mumbled."Oh.