But a bit of back story. I was an only child whose Dad had died when I was thirteen. He had been an insurance salesman; Mom owned and operated a nail ...alon. Fortunately, being a believer in life insurance, Dad had purchased both mortgage and life insurance before he passed away. After he died, our house was paid for and Mom had a reasonable nest egg to supplement her salon income. We were able to live comfortably, if not extravagantly. In my senior year I dated a classmate, Nancy Huggins, a. Not dark black." The last wordsout of his mouth surprised him, yet it felt right to say."Well, that sounds like quite the hottie." Yeah..." George was picturing her in his mind, and found he was getting anerection."So, go to the pool, George, and I bet you'll find that girl you justdescribed." Yeah... Then I'll show Tessa." George said it as he spit the peach pit outonto the ground. He turned from Ada and said nothing as he walked to thepool entrance.Ada simply smiled and reached down for the. ’ ‘I agree. Let’s take oor men aside and talk wi’ them aboot it. I think they’ve had enough of the drink fer noo, from the looks of it.’ Heather said, as she looked at the cups of whisky being poured and the number of cups they had quaffed down already. The two women went and stood in front of their respective others and took hold of their hands. The glazed look of intoxication was full on their faces, but they still had enough of their wits about them. Heather smiled as she looked into. That sword often cut deep and could be painful. So our relationship for two years became less loving and more resentful as I fought back.My granddad and grandmother on my dads side of the family owned a mid size working cattle ranch in Southeastern Arizona. Every summer my Aunt Emma's daughters and I would spend the summer there. The summer I turned 12 my Aunt Emma stayed at the ranch all summer because my Uncle Charles was career Navy, and his ship was deployed. As I pulled away from my mom my.