He went about helping our pastor in his tasks, keeping to himself. One day Axel and I found each other in a small garden together. No one was around...except for us. I was supposed to meet my Maria later, but I was early. So I sat in peace and prayed in the garden. My eyes were closed enjoying the warmth of the sun on my face. When I opened them, I noticed that Axel was kneeling next to me. He glanced at me and smiled. I smiled in return, but said nothing. I wondered what he wanted. . "Rosalee stood as well and they shifted the kitchen furniture back into place."Let's roger Roger!" Roger to that!"They groaned and climbed the stairs. I heard them coming and feigned sleep."Isn't he cute?"Laugh it up ladies; you won't see me for a while and, though you'll have each other and I'll be all alone, I suspect you will still miss me as much as I'm going to miss you. It wouldn't have been much different if I had been the Roger they had imagined they knew and had gone away to college. "Umm ... OK. I promise" I replied a little puzzled as I sat back in my chair opposite them."Oh my god" I gasped. Nikki had just finished her explanation, and my brain was churning over her words at a million miles an hour.I could see Cassidy with tears in her eyes and a quiver on her lips as she watched me intently. It's not often that a mature man like me is offered the virginity of an 18 year old girl ... a girl that I have known for years."This was such a bad idea" Cassidy said to her sister. The way in which they stepped out of the water their long wildhair neatly folded back by the water, with their board under their arm.It had something magical for him.What he would never admit to anyone however was that he truly desired tobe one of those babes on the beach. He had always admired the tons ofsupermodels his mother worked with, their beauty, their elegance and justthe sheer confidence that radiated from them. Of course he wouldn't wantto be caught dead dressed in a bikini like one.