I'll give them up, just to show you how sorry I am and how much I regret what I did. I know you wouldn't want to make love to me anyway now, so it wou...ld remove the need for you to pretend. Let me kiss my girls and I will go, if you'll just tell me I am forgiven! Please?" How would you go?" I asked quietly. I saw the last vestige of hope die in her eyes as I asked that question."Ama... the young girl knew this might happen. She told me how to contact her. She will take me away," Elizabeth sobbed. " Wonderful, Shirl. And do we have coffee, tea, milk, and sugar?" Yep. But nothing fancy. And six mugs and six spoons. We bought the mugs. Des stole the spoons." I borrowed them for on campus use from the University facility." Right. OK, it's time to get to work. One of you start coffee and fill the kettle. I'm going to sit down in my new office."About ten minutes later, my phone buzzed. "Hollister." This is Shirl. How do you take your coffee?" Black and bitter." Right."She brought me a. It was beautiful and brimming with confidence. The eyes quickly brought a smile to my face while deterring my search. I curiously zoomed out as her face came into focus.I have seen this face before. It was Kirti. I have seen her in the drama club before. I even remember having a brief chat not long ago. Think of her as the cute little nerd, adorable, shy, funny, pretty. I can keep on going.She was barely 5 ft, maybe just over 5 ft, extremely fair, brunette. Her hair falling free just below her. ”“What about him?”“I thought you were upset because he might be doing something.”“I am.”“Now you’re going to do what you THINK he’s going to do,” I said.“That’s him ... this is me.”“I have led a sheltered life.” I moaned.“What?”“Unkissed and barely hugged,” I explained.“You mean...”“Yup ... intact.”“No wonder you have issues.”“Let’s get wet.”We walked by the office ... me in my grannie suit and Angie in her nothings. Art saw us walking... “Hey. Arm bands.” He held up a pair of colored straps.We.