"Oh, oh - watch it," King said suddenly and quietly.
Denise turned and saw a girl of about her own age with short, blonde hair, approaching them. Denise forced a smile.
The girl saw them, then stopped dead in her tracks. Then she ran toward them.
Denise's mind worked smoothly, gearing into perfect place all the things that she had learned about Paula Harris - girl wrestler, health faddist, lesbian.
Paula stopped when she was still a few feet away. Then she said, "I don't believe it! I heard you were coming, baby, but I can't believe you're really here." She opened her arms.
Denise did not hesitate. She ran the few steps to Paula and into her arms. She felt herself held strongly, then felt the quick, meaningful lurch of Paula against her body. Denise neither rejected nor accepted the m
