For one, themagazines weren't wrapped in cellophane so I could browse at myleisure without some bozo asking me if I was going to buy thatbook. For ano...ther, they had a much wider variety of merchandiseand, it seemed, generally at a much better price than back home.The biggest of the porn stores was Show World, located on thecorner of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, just across from the PortAuthority Bus Terminal. It was one of the first things I saw yearsearlier when I got off the Greyhound bus on. Joseph, his head pulled down unless he wanted the loop to tighten around his cock, muttered to himself until the cane swept down a second time.His scream was even more sustained the second time, driven on by the tightening of the loop around his cock every time his movements became too broad or sweeping."Stop it!" he gasped at last, which brought a third stroke.The trustees looked on excitedly as Joseph was forced to control his urge to flay and swing. The natural reaction for his head to jerk. I knew that most girls my age didn't have a cadre of people ready to makethem look their best, and I was grateful that I could afford them.At lunch Emily happily reported that she had been asked by Ronan, a cuteguy who had been following her around for a while. I knew that there wasno way she would end up at the dance without a date, so I was happy thatPaul had asked me. I still worried that Paul was expecting more from therelationship than I was willing to give him, which was pretty. "I came back," I elaborated, "because I love you. On some level, I think I always have."Her immediate response was to break our eye contact, and momentarily lower her face. I grew worried. Had I said too much? Was she about to tell me I was out of my mind? The delay seemed to stretch out for an eternity. But when her gaze once again met mine, the moisture in her eyes and the glow on her face let me know that I'd uttered the magic words. I had more to say, however."When Erin passed away ... I.