He looked familiar, and I took a double look. He saw me and asked, "Ali?"Not a doubt in my mind, it was Jake! Even before I realized, it was him, I th...ought he was cute. My feelings never faded. We stood there five minutes playing catch up. I looked down and told him I had to go. As I turned to walk away, he called after me, "Hey, are you seeing anyone? If not can I take you out to do more catching up. Maybe..." he paused a moment before continuing, "Maybe, we can see if the feelings from before. His lab assistant, Marcel Devereux had volunteered to help also. He had a good understanding of several of the local dialects and might make their trip a little easier.Approximately 95% of the population speaks Haitian Creole, which is a blend of French, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and some African languages.Nobody thought to ask Marcel how it came to be that he spoke Haitian Creole. They just assumed he must have learned Creole in New Orleans, which is also where they assumed he grew up.When. I was awkward in the beginning and I’d rush to finish scared I’d be caught even with the bedroom door locked.I can honestly say that I had begun to, not love, but understand my body more. Frequent nakedness allowed me to become accustomed to my body more. It didn’t shock me any longer to pass the long mirror in the hall and catch sight of my bareness. And even though my legs still looked as gangly as they always had and my bottom too rounded I did notice slight changes. My breasts, although. Natalie smiled but didn’t say a word.The crowd began to build. Soon most of the cheer squad was there, everyone arriving bearing sweetly wrapped gifts for the birthday girl. Nikki took the lead as host so that Bella could sit back and bask in the limelight. Even when Zane showed up, with Julia on his arm, Bella was genuinely happy to see him.Zane made himself at home at the “head table” with all the other seniors, and Julia pulled a seat up nice and close to him. It was clear he had no designs.