Tommy wants to place an order for the new grain increase with Walt's largest competitor. Word of that would get back to Walt immediately. The short te...m impact on his business would be slight, but the long term threat would be unmistakable. I would then be in a position to contact him with an offer to try to broker the truce between our two families." Wouldn't it be a whole lot easier to just let him stay mad at me?" For the short term, the answer is yes, but not for the long term. Walt is. Even though Callie was a great friend Leanna was still miserable. Sometimes she just wanted to cry when she saw couples together holding hands or kissing, wondering why she couldn’t have anyone like that. All she wanted was to be loved for who she was. She had given up that dream after college when she still had no dates, burying herself in her work with the horses, desperately keeping the loneliness at bay, though not very successfully. Many nights she had gone home and locked herself in her. There were six sophomores who dressed with the varsity. Russell and I were hoping to make that same leap over the J.V. Our chance to prove our worth would come during spring football when all seniors would be exempt from playing and we would compete to take their places on the 'A' team.On Tuesday morning Colonel Travis made another announcement. As an appeasement, five players from the JV would dress with the varsity. The names of the five players were to be announced after football practice. I was aware that he could see me as if I had nothing on. The thought of it caused my nipples to harden and I knew that I must have this man now. I walked over to him and told him how much I needed him and for him to hurry to bed. Ken’s story I returned from the bathroom in my terry robe. Bonnie was lying on top of the bed. The fire was burning brightly, her hair was spread out on the pillow and she had a smile of contentment on her lips. I dropped the robe and stood momentarily naked before.