Thompson had barely begun to pull off Julie’s shirt and sweater when her phone buzzed to let her know that she’d received a message from f*******:. She tried to answer it but Thompson scooped it out of her hand. Not knowing who the message was from, Julie cried out, “Give it back! It might be important!”
Thompson took a look at the screen and saw that it was from someone called “Stars”. “Stars?” he wondered aloud. “Who is this and what kind of a name is that?”
Julie’s face turned red in embarrassment but, when she tried to get her phone back, he allowed it. Knowing that Thompson still expected an explanation, she avoided his eyes and said, “Stars is just a friend of mine…”
Changing the subject, Thompson asked her how she was feeling about all the
