The funky bluegrass numbers soon had people up on the dance floor in front of the stage. Vera raised her arms and shimmied in her seat, grinning. Chri... left the table to talk to a girl who’d been making eyes at him from the bar. ‘DON’T WAIT UP,’ he bellowed at them with a wink. Daniel gave a surprised jump and pulled his vibrating phone out of his pocket to read a text. He frowned and typed something back, bending low over the glowing screen. After reading the reply he leaned over and shouted. "John put his lips to her ear and whispered, "Do you want to, Mom?"She closed her eyes and said softly, "Yes. But I'm afraid."John felt a thrill run through his body. He was sure that her desire to have his baby would soon overcome her fears. It was only a matter of time now.John didn't press the issue that day or for weeks after. He just made sure that his mother saw him thumbing through his prego magazines every day. Each time she found him looking at pictures of pregnant women he would raise. I know John, he won't leave me for you or anyone else. I should have had the sense to know that before going for you. You did well, young lady. I was and am the best, if you could beat me there are few people men or women you have to fear. But be careful - one day you may meet your match. In spite of everything I wouldn't like to watch that. Goodbye and good luck to the three of you."She started to move away, but Gwen seized her arm and tearfully begged her forgiveness."I do things sometimes,. I asked what that meant. Mandy said, “The word is out that you get around.” I just looked at her and motioned “what” with my hands and arms. “With chicks!” she exclaimed. Then Mandy told me that she knew about me having sex with the girl (my second girl ever) at the lake the summer before college and right after our high school graduation. (Mandy and I decided to break up right after graduation because we were going to different colleges and we just knew we were going in different.