I leaned over and kissed him gently on the lips. Hepulled back for a moment in surprise, then he surprised me by kissing meback, a deep soulful kiss ...that sparked a fire in my panties. We broke itoff before anyone noticed, and sat there staring at each other for thelongest time. Then the band broke into "Wooly Bully" and everybody onthe dance floor started going wild. I gave him a pleading look, and hesurprised me again by asking me if I'd like to dance. I was up before hecould finish the. He smiled as he thought about Suzie. At least she had taken the news about his magical powers well. She hadn’t freaked out or declared him a freak. Maybe the Dwarves had brought up things he would rather have not discussed, but he felt that their unseen presence had taken some of the edge off of the story. At least she had enjoyed the puppet show.He wondered why his mother had stopped sending him to the store. It was even stranger that Mrs. Emery had stopped hovering over him and Suzie like a. You look very nice," I pontificated before realizing it was better to keep my mouth shut. She was looking at me in utter disbelief.The amazing thing is that no one was rushing to put their clothes back on, not even Kathryn. I wasn't through yet despite my misgivings, so added, "I think you are all the prettiest girls I know, and if you must know, you are a sight for sore eyes, so hair or not, I like to look at you. As a matter of fact, I hope you don't get dressed so I can do that for the rest. “Fuck off, creep,” I said. He looked away and scattered off into the mall.Addie laughed.“I’m never going to find a boyfriend. You scare off all potential prospects.”“You don’t want a boyfriend like that,” I muttered. “And I don’t want to go to Sephora. I already have makeup.”“You don’t even look like you’re wearing makeup,” Rita said, squinting as she looked at my face.“That’s the point.”“That’s not the point of makeup,” Addie said. “Let’s go. If I had your face I’d be accentuating my features.