Each table had a lamp and a small candle. The candles were the same ones that had been there before Andrew left. Alice had saved them so that when And...rew came home he would recognize the smell of their bedroom. She struck a match and lit both candles, taking care to place them in the center of the table so nothing would catch on fire. Alice was pulled out of her thoughts by a sharp knock on the door and she quickly checked the clock to see how much time she had before she needed to leave. Ten. Walking over, he picked up one of the packs and took in the distinctive US markings."Well I guess that confirms what I've suspected all along, our American cousins have definitely been here," he said."Looks like some of the 'puters are still on," said one of the techies.Jamie looked and saw that two of the monitors were displaying the windows screen saver. When he hit the space bar on the keyboard that seemed to correspond to one of the screens, the screen changed to display a small dialogue. "I was surprised; I had expected a blush rather than a snappy retort. I looked at him in a new light."Are you a virgin, Ernie?"He took a long time to reply; I knew he was deciding whether to lie or to tell me the truth, but I had no real idea what the truth was."No I'm not, Ginny." You're lying, Ernie." No I'm not." Yes, you are." Why should I lie to you?" Because you're embarrassed." How can I prove to you that I'm not a virgin?" Tell me her name?"This time he turned beet red, and shook his. ? Buster says. The twins, as even Maria knew, was what they called the two wide receivers, they always hung out together and earned the corny nickname.?Shit!? Tom exclaims. ?How can we fit those dumb asses in here? You?re gonna squash my girl!? Exasperated, he turns to Maria. ?Is that all right honey? It?s only about 2 miles to the party from their place?Maria shrugged her shoulders and said okay as they drove two blocks down the road and pulled up to a house where the two guys waited outside..