<em><strong>Alyssa and James</strong></em><br/><br/>Alyssa sighed softly… while this was not news that she had particularly wanted to hear, it was not terribly surprising either.  She was grateful for James’s company while she processed this news.  He was, of course, Todd’s best friend, but she considered him one of her friends too and she was glad he was there for her.<br/><br/>“You’re right,” she agreed.  “I’m glad to have heard it from you, and not through the rumour mill that we all know churns pretty heavily in this town,” Alyssa sighed again.   She kept walking a little way further and flopped down onto it, waiting for James to take his seat beside her.  When he did, she slid across the bench closer to him, leaning her head against his shoulder.<br/><br/>“What should I do?” she asked James, twisting around to look up at him.  “Should I tell Todd that I know?”<br/><hr/><br/><em><strong>Sarah and Todd</strong></em><br/><br/>Sarah felt Todd’s body tighten up behind her, and the loud, lusty moan that escaped from his lips signaled the beginning of his orgasm.  She couldn’t put her finger on it exactly, but she always sensed some sort of awkwardness at this point in their intimacy.  She held her hips still, her fingers clutching at the cool pane of glass in the window they were leaned up against, and waited for Todd’s hips to stop moving.  She felt his breath against her shoulder, his words softly whispered how naughty she was.<br/><br/>Sarah made no response as she turned around, kissing Todd lightly on the lips and ducking down underneath his arms and moving away from the window.   She reached for the silk robe that hung on the back of her closet door, wrapping it loosely around her body and knotting the belt.  She sat down on the bed and looked up at Todd, smiling uncomfortably.  He never usually stayed around very long afterwards, and she couldn’t help but wonder if this time would be any different.  Not likely.<br/>