.”“Yes, we did. And we do. But she’s lesbian and wants to be with Josie. She wants to have a baby with me, but in the end, she and Josie are goi...ng to be a couple.”“There’s a twist I didn’t expect,” Sofia said with a wan smile.“Me either. So, like I said, you’ve found a way forward.”“Well, then!” she grinned. “So you and Bethany?”“Nobody right now. I mean that. Once I changed things with Anala, I went back to my original plan. I’m not going to have a steady girlfriend for my Senior year.”“You. ." Captain, your best may not be good enough. Retreat is not an option this time, my friend. There's no falling back, no safe ground. While you're fighting a force of two thousand in the forest, I'll be fighting a force of three thousand at Abita.I'm taking Captain Burto and the remaining twelve hundred men to the village to engage them; we'll be outnumbered no worse and no better than what you'll be. While we're gone, we leave our cities and villages unprotected, and if either of us fails to. "Hell I don't know." I sighed, "Dad reckons you are because you didn't react to his lady friend's bare body." If I said I wasn't" Tony grinned "who'd believe me?" Well I would, I think." I replied uncertainly "Are you saying you're not gay?" Nope." he grinned annoyingly."Then you are gay." I sighed sadly."Nope." he grinned even more."Jesus Tony," I burst out "what is this, you can't be either straight or gay." Well you can be both," he laughed "it's called bi." Will you give me a straight. ‘What’s a girl like you doing in a place like this?’ I asked with a grin. ‘I needed a beer and was in the area.’ ‘In the area? That’s funny.’ ‘Hey, I don’t have to check in with you every time I want to come home and visit.’ ‘True,’ I said as I took a long drink from my mug. ‘Hey, bartender, get the lady a beer.’ ‘Coors,’ she said. He smiled and shook his head, considering this was Budweiser territory. He did have some stuck back in the cooler though. ‘Let’s go back in the side room,’ I.