“O-okay.”After the guys had left, I made my way slowly to the kitchen, intending to get a glass of water. The rum had gone to my head, and I knew ...I was going to have to drive home later, so I needed to start sobering up. As I leaned against the sink, drinking down my second glass of water, Lauren came into the kitchen. She stood in the doorway, effectively blocking my exit, cornering me.“So,” she started, “how do you know Jace?”“Um…. We’re just old friends. Like he said earlier.”“How did you. Realizing his failure, they strike, crying out as one: ‘How could you forget me? Am I nothing to you without her?’ … travel the world… Riding down the road again, wind flaring his jacket and blowing his hair, two sets of arms about his waist, he looks over to see the brother and the mother on a second bike. They are looking back at him, the disappointment, profound disappointment on their faces. ‘Thought you were better than that, bro,’ says the man, while the woman simply points at his crotch,. It’s her!“Candace!” he shouts, tossing the magazine back onto the rack. He starts to follow and she rounds the corner, continuing to walk as if she doesn’t her him calling. He weaves around a display case and then around another corner of an aisle. He sees just a flash as she turns down yet another aisle at the far end.Reaching the spot he saw her last, Luke begins looking down each aisle he passes looking for her. After about three aisles he finds his target and a smile hits his face. Candace. Some part of him – and I warrant you know which part I mean – did. Needed it, even. He should be thanking you, and asking for a second helping.’ ‘Sir, please!’ ‘What a way to lose one’s cherry,’ Michel chortled. ‘Mine was with a fine fat whore in a Port Royal brothel, paid for by my father. But to suddenly awake and find a lovely creature like you sliding up and down on my hitherto innocent cock? That would have been a delight!’ ‘We ought not speak of such things.’ ‘When we could be doing.