Everybody met everybody. Jen and Robbie went off to familiarize themselves with the grounds and the alarm system. Tina came to me and gave me a hug.
"Hi, hero," she said.
I hugged her back. She felt good. "Hi your own self," I said.
She pushed back and looked into my eyes. "I know we joke about it, but I really do want you."
"I want you too, Tina."
"But it's never going to happen, is it?"
"No."
She rolled her eyes. "Jealousy is a terrible thing," she said. "You two are so liberal... how can you be so jealous, too?"
"I don't know."
"Well, you need to work it out. We could all be on the same bed. I could hold hands with Tommy and you could hold hands with Dawn."
I pictured it in my head. It might work. Then again, I might kill him.
"I dunno," I said. "It might destroy the s****l t
