"The thing is, though, you're not the only one I owe an apology," I said. She looked up at that. "Trina and I just started dating. I don't want to be the kind of guy that sleeps around on my girlfriend. I don't think you really want to be the kind of teacher that sleeps with her students." That earned me a sharp look. "Don't worry; I'm not going to tell anyone," I continued, "and I'm sure as hell not telling you guys what to do. We're all adults here, and you can do whatever you want to do. I wanted to bring Trina over so we could use the pool. I would love it if you would join us—and I mean all three of you. To be honest," I gave them a wry smile at that point, "I'm afraid to be alone with Trina right now. She just started her birth control pills yesterday, but we have not been able to

