"Did you think of just asking?" I thought about it, yes, but I couldn't say the words, and then Simon wanted to get back to Aunt Jen's place. I couldn...'t find the right time to say anything. And then I did... and it didn't go too well." Caroline's voice got very quiet as she finished that sentence, almost dying to a whisper."Oh, Cari. What happened?" He — he got the idea I was making a play for him while he was still going out with you. It was after the party, you see, we'd stopped off at the. Nobody does anything in my house they don’t do willingly.” “Hey, what the fuck!” Danielle protested. “We had a bet!” This time the words wouldn’t stay behind Keith’s lips. “Danielle, just shut up and back off. Sandrine, if you want to walk out the door no one is going to say ‘boo’ to you. The stripping I don’t care about as long as there’s no touching. But you’re not paying off the rest of it unless I’m convinced you’re doing it willingly.” Sandrine looked troubled. I knew the lacquer was now. "This area is for football players only." Okay," I agreed amiably. "We'll wait in the parking lot."I think I surprised Parker and Tami."Remind me to tell the cross country team that they can't use the locker room," I said quietly as we retreated back up the stairs.Tami nodded, and for once the telepathy was going my way 'cause I knew she was thinking, 'That's more like the Tony I know.'Outside, we leaned against my car and waited. "You remember the plan?" I asked."It's not necessary. She's not. From day one of meeting her she has always had no issue with teasing me with her shoes and feet. No matter where we were, pick nicks, random parties or even at the bar, she would dangle, slide in and out of and crush whatever pair of shoes she had on. So, as you might have guessed I have had a real issue with Tammy. As time progressed she and I would get bold with each other, planning which shoes she should wear to a given event or which pair was “working” at the time. One of the first.