“Yes”, I said, truly wanting to kiss her. Her lips pressed softly against mine and I felt myself ache for her more and more. “We should go to di...nner”, I said. “Yeah”, she said, picking up her bag and walking to the door. As we got to the car she pushed me up against it and kissed me again, making me lose my balance and almost fall over. I moved away and got into the car, turning it on and waiting for her to get in the car. She got in and looked at me, waiting for me to say something. “What?” I. "She looked at me and angrily asked, "Is this true?"I tried to say something but the dummy would only let out gurgled sounds. Exasperated she said, "Just nod or shake your head I don't want the details anyway."I looked at the gloating John and released I had little choice but to confirm his allegation by nodding as unfortunately it was technically true. I so much wanted to say how he had set me up but the dummy made that option impossible.This got mother quite angry, "You are right John I think. Saran: Aunty, are you really Arun’s mom?Ramya: Yeah, why?Saran: You look like his girlfriend, you are so young and beautiful.Ramya: Stop it, Saran. Don’t make me blush.Saran: That’s the truth, aunty. I’m sure every guy in this street has a crush on you.Ramya: Really? So what about you, do you have a crush on me?Saran: Yes.My mom laughed.Ramya: So sweet of youGanesh: I also have a crush on you, aunty.Mukesh: Me too, aunty.Ramya: So what about you, honey. Do you have a crush on me?Me: What are. .. I couldn’t.Could I?I took a deep breath.I’d spent a week setting this up. All the pieces were in place. All I had to do was bite the bullet.“There was a burglary, and Marcie was home when it happened.”Session A109:“You’re sitting on the train.”Nod.“There’s a couple across from you, making out.”Nod.“It’s two women.”Nod.“What do you do?”“I try not to look.”I smiled at Mom’s phrasing.“Even when you’re not looking directly at them, you can still hear the sound of their pleasure. They’re moaning.