“Mom,” Em started, “You had such a crazy day. Did you want some wine?” I immediately knew what she was up to. That sneaky brat. After a few gl...sses of wine, my mother sleeps like the dead. It was a family secret that everyone knew. Even Dad used the tactic from time to time so he could watch the end of a game in peace.“Yeah, let me get a glass for you,” I joined right in. Oh my head was spinning she was so smart that girl.“Well, if you kids don’t mind cleaning up after dinner, I guess I could. Louise, bless her heart volunteered to let us practice on her, so that we all could learn how to do it, correctly?.......We were up in the rafters of Richards big old two car garage one of our favorite haunts, well ...let me see there was was of course Richard, Gary, Bob and me. We had all been taking turns and giving it are all, you know trying to do are best, tongue deep, deeper. When things kind of got out of hand, it is really hard to kiss someone like this, and all the feelings during. When they walked into the hotel suite, Claudia suggested, "Ben you go with Nancy in the guys' room and Greg and I will stay in here."Nancy continued to clutch Ben's hand and with their fingers intertwined, she led him, "Come on you handsome devil." Once in the room, Nancy poured another glass of champagne for the both of them. She had always thought Ben was blooming into a hot young man and Ben was now looking at Nancy in a different light even though he always thought of his best friend's. American History 101 was her last class of the day on Monday, which was one of the reasons Principal Carey had asked her to take it, her original class schedule having ended a period before. As she went about her duties in the classes before it, Maddie felt a sour taste in her stomach. She had finally decided to do what was probably the best thing, even if it was the least palatable. She was going to let Johnny Knight get away with it. But not, she promised herself, without her first giving him.