What aboutus?"She softly chuckled. "Don't worry Jordan, it's just me asking as yourMom. I take it when I found you both asleep last night holding hand... thatyou've worked everything out with her?"I softly say, "Oh... Yeah... I guess we have... Umm... Mom? It doesn'tbother you that you caught us kissing?"I felt her shake her head as she responded, "I guess no more than itwould bother any mother to see her son kissing a pretty girl... As longas you're not planning on more than just kissing right. Staceysat down on the edge of the bed and regarded her husband for a fewseconds. "It's getting worse, isn't it?"Jack looked up at Stacey and nodded again, a carefully practicedexpression of anguish on his face."Oh, Jack, I'm so sorry," Stacey sighed heavily and shook her head.There was nothing more to say.-0-0-0-The next afternoon, Stacey replaced all of Jack's undershirts with softcamisoles that matched or complimented the panties she had previouslybought.Once again, Jack was in seventh. Every one of them had a big ego or they wouldn't be here wanting to perform on stage. And every one of the singers thought they had a unique style that was very soon going to make them rich. And Mark was going to shamelessly play on all of their weaknesses. He looked over his audience carefully. All bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and wondering about their chances of taking advantage of a kid. That is, all but two. One girl was slipping further and further down in her seat hoping for invisibility.. My father has been killed by the Vietcong and I need to support my mother and my two younger siblings. Being the oldest c***d, it is up to me to bring home money because my mother has been crippled by a booby trap. After weeks of looking for work to no avail, I am approached by a well dressed woman who sees me begging with my brother and sister and asks if I want to work. I eagerly say yes and she tells me to meet her there at dawn the next morning.The next day I come back to the spot dressed.