Her plans were to find a way to get out of the house without arousing suspicion and hook up with the stunning Miss Carstairs. As the bus slowly made i...ts way along the streets toward her house she allowed her mind to recall what had just happened to her backstage. Maybe she had always secretly preferred girls to boys and it took Miss Carstairs to bring it out.Alone in her room that evening, she thought about Marsha's hot soft lips on hers as her tongue explored her mouth and it got her hot. She. Mostly Aroha was bored because she had little else to do except wait and hope that Tracey would be there to collect her, but as Tracey's phone wasn't working too well thanks to poor reception, it was a case of hope and see. There was also the hope that Gavin would turn up as well and perhaps notice that she only had eyes for him.Aroha had carried a torch for Gavin for almost a year now, ever since he'd stepped in to prevent a pack of hoons (idiot boy racer types) who were friends of her brother. .”That isn’t necessary,” Olivia tried. “We can fix our own...”“Drive carefully,” Arlene said before hanging up.After going back to the living room, she returned the phone to its cradle and approached her father, who stepped away from the Sheriff for a moment. “How did it go?”“They were going to spend the night here anyway, so that was no problem, but I hate what I’m going to have to tell them when they get here. I wish you would do it.”“Nope. That would be usurping your authority. You command. The page would look unbalanced, but he doubted that anyone would care about the niceties.With a six-column streamer, that left a hole of about 24 inches. It probably wouldn't be enough, but there was a filler ad back on page 7 where the story could be jumped, if it had to be. Mike hated to have to jump the story, especially one like this, so decided to try and write it to 24 inches.He went back down to his office, booted up the computer on his desk, and loaded Pagemaker. It wasn't the greatest.