Then she told me "Y'know, I'm glad that you didn't… well… YOU know…". I told her that I believed what I'd said about taking the time to make physical relationships pleasant, adding "I'm not going to be doing _anything_ to or with you that *you* don't want. What we did before was very pleasant for me, but I am *not* going to try to do anything to make it happen again, or make anything more happen. If that, or anything more, happens, then I'll be glad for it; but if*nothing* else happens, then I'll honestly be just as glad to have had that one time with you." That sobered her up some, and she gave me a little smile to let me know that she'd understood what I said.

A few moments later, she changed the subject, and started asking me questions about the computer, how it worked, what it was made of, and so on. I told her that it would be easier to explain to her if I could show her on the computer itself, and we went over to where the computer was running a screen saver.

As I started answering her questions, and showing her how the different parts of the computer worked, and what their purpose was, she got more interested in it, and started asking me more and more involved questions. I answered them, as best I could for someone without a technical background, and before long, we were on the subject of software.

I explained to her how software was written, and about computer languages and operating systems, using the program that I'd been working on as an example for different things. Before long, though, it was at the point where my program didn't 'do' enough, and I went to other programs to show her different aspects of operating systems and user interfaces.

The whole thing took a couple of hours, and we were both surprised when there was a knock at my door. When I answered, it was Robyn's mother, looking for her.