pulled her to him roughly, and kissed her.

This thrill- ed her so that she found herself returning the kiss. It was now his turn to pull back.

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He looked at her oddly, then muttered, "Any old port in a storm, and once more pulled her to him. He didn't pull away when she returned his next kiss. Suddenly she felt his hand on her knee, and she froze, pulling away. He pulled her to him again, this time more gently, and continued kissing her. Next time he laid his hand on her knee she gave no sign, even when the hot hand reached bare flesh above her stocking. He squeezed her thigh gently, kissing her passionately, and she responded by throwing her arms around him. Swiftly now his hands explored her thigh and reached her panties.

He stiffened, jerked his hand away, felt again, then jumped up, shouting, "You're a man!"

Charlene could only look at him, terrified and speechless. "Here it comes", she thought. "What will he do? Kill me?" Then she realized he was shouting questions at her.

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'What's the matter with you?" he was saying. "You haven't said a word since we met. Can't you talk?"

"Yes," whispered Charlene.

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"Well, that's something, the young man said. "You certainly had me fooled. I thought you were a girl-just about the prettiest girl I ever saw.

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Charlene blushed with pleasure at the compliment.

"Well, it looks like we're stuck with each other, " he continued. "So far as I know we're the only people alive in the world. So maybe we ought to get better acquainted. Don't you like girls?"

Oh, yes,

Charlene answered.

"I mean, he persisted, "if the world was still like

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