What am I thinking; I don’t even know this guy. Perhaps it was for the better that Rhoda hadn’t told me what Pete has really done for her and to h...r. It probably would be better to keep me guessing and wondering what was in store for me.I and the two girls were getting everything packed for the trip. It was going to be two weeks away from home; away from my nightstand. I was pondering the thought of taking along a book or two and maybe a favorite toy for some extra comfort during the long cold. I stared at the ceiling, feeling as if I should be crying, but the tears didn’t come. All that came was a crushing weight on my chest, and a throbbing in my temples. I took a few deep breaths and let them out slowly, which relieved the tension a bit.Just in time for a knock at the door.“Mike?”I wanted to say, ‘Go away!’ but I knew that wouldn’t work.“Come in,” I replied, instead, and sat up.The door opened and Mom came in, closing it behind her.“What happened between you and Jocelyn?”“She told. ....," he stammered. "that's alright Thomas," I said as I reached for a floral patterned, short, silk gown and wrapped the belt tightly around my body. I smiled and noticed how Thomas seemed mesmerized! "Er.. I better go," he said, as he hurried out of the room. "come on girls," I said as I lead them to their room. I sensed Thomas watching me from the Hall as I padded down the corridor with my bare feet with pink painted toes and my skimpy silk gown on. I quite liked the fact I. Judy Blume put in an extra page talking about AIDS and other things people could get from unprotected sex, and telling the kids who read it to use condoms all the time. Yeah, it was sad, but what matters is that there will always be girls who wonder about falling in love and having sex, no matter if it’s 1975 or 1925 or 2025. And if girls do, guys do. ‘Face it, Michael. Kids know something about sex way before grownups want them to. Many of them are going to do it. You want to.’ ‘But I haven’t.