"That was disappointing as she wouldn't have very much time with Master. But she got dressed and left home in plenty of time. She arrived early and wa...ted for him in the car. Although it was uncomfortable as men walked by staring and two actually leaned against the car then leered! And the sign on the building made her very uncomfortable as he couldn't possibly expect her to go inside!After thirty minutes his truck entered the lot and he motioned for her to follow then set a brisk pace. Her. Said he saw you two sitting there and you looked too young to be students." We are," I laughed. "I'm supposed to be starting my junior year of high school in a month and a half." And when you take this test and pass it you'll have completed your sophomore engineering courses and I'll raise my right hand in court and attest to it." Well let me see what I can do," I said. I took the papers and headed up the hall. An hour and a half later I popped out for the bathroom and a cup of coffee, then. ‘Damnit, I thought Ben was busy today,’ Nik grumbled. ‘Ladies, always a pleasure,’ Pete bent to kiss their cheeks. ‘Good to see you again, Peri,’ Ben followed suit before turning to his sister. ‘What’s this all about, Nik?’ ‘I’m just trying to do what Mama wanted, get to know Peri and be friends,’ Nik shrugged. ‘And you called Pete because?’ Ben prompted her. ‘Because she wouldn’t come to lunch with me without a chaperone, I don’t know what she thought I was going to do to her,’ Nik said. I had a couple of beers danced a little and welcomed in the New Year at midnight, then I went home. I went right to sleep and actually sleep very well.A few days later I picked up the local Bi weekly newspaper to read over breakfast. I found that the adult education center at the community college was offering a class in jewelry manufacturing. It wasn't a course in some factory shit offered to the employees. It was an arts and crafts thing. I decided that I would go to Dobson and sign up for.