Jennifer sat down on the edge of the bed and passed the time while her father was in tile shower by thinking briefly of Tamera. It was neat having her parents so close to Tam's parents; mothers bridge-club partners, their fathers working for the same company. Tam was a grade higher than she was, but that didn't stop the popular and vivacious girl from being friends – really good friends – with Jennifer. And Tamera was going steady with Vic Statler, the high-school's star half-back, a muscular, handsome boy which made all the girls swoon (including Jennifer), just as if he had stepped out of a movie magazine. How had Tamera ever latched onto such a boy?

Jennifer had an idea how: sex. Tam was, well, "experienced", Jennifer was sure, and probably from Vic… but what a way to go! Just thinking about those strong arms around her made her go all goose-pimply. Not that Jennifer had ever asked Tamera about it; that would be bad taste; but after that episode in the girl's shower room last April…

Jennifer had walked into the deserted locker room after staying late to practice volleyball. She'd undressed and walked into the showers, and there was Tamera! The older girl was sitting on the floor, her back to the tile, the spray of the shower beating down between her legs. And her hand was down there, rubbing as fast as it could. Tamera was moaning and her eyes were clenched; thinking she was in pain, Jennifer had rushed over and asked what she could do. Tamera had told her, after she'd gotten the innocent girl to lie down beside her and spread her own legs wide…

The thought of Tamera's cool fingers on her little pubic lips made Jennifer blush, and she averted her eyes from the image in her mirror. They didn't talk about such things in her sex and health class, but she knew instinctively that adults would disapprove. Tamera and she had gotten together a few times after that, to play with each other's pussy – and once Tam had persuaded Jennifer to let her be kissed there, but Jennifer had gotten scared after a couple of minutes and made Tam stop.