CHAPTER FOUR
"A Penny for Your Thoughts"
" 'No, I... I don't think that's so... so shock* ing,' the little blonde stammered. Her face, though, made her words a lie. She was shocked. Very shocked.
"I tried not to smile. 'You don't think less of me, do you, Linda? Now that you know?' I slid my eyes from the pretty face to the wall behind the girl. It was nearly ten. If we weren't climbing into Linda's soft bed together within thirty minutes, I would lose the bet I'd made with myself earlier.
"She shook her head rapidly. 'I ... I'm a little surprised, that's all. I mean, well, you don't . . .' She shrugged helplessly, aborting the remainder of her silly comment.
"I permitted myself a brief, pained smile. 'I don't look like a queer, is that what you were going to say?'
"She was all over
