"Tammy was amazed and absolutely saddened to see what had happened to thesweet man, that at one time she had even dated. She embarrassed herselfin thi...king about some of the more intimate dates that she'd had withRick. Looking back to see the little girl dozing off again, she shookthe memories of days gone by, and contemplated on the days that layahead.Jenni had awakened just as the two females crossed over into Virgina. Bythis point Tammy knew full well that Denise had regained. "Sweet eighteen an' all grown up now," she murmured, "I wish i'd left my hair long now."I ran my fingers through her curly hair, let them dance along her neckline to her shoulder and down her arm, taking her hand in mine as she twirled a lock of my hair around her finger."I've never done anything like this before..." I began to say.A swift kiss from her soft lips hushed my doubts."My shoulders feel a little stiff," she said, leaning forward, putting her bottle on the table, "would you. As I studied her, she looked up and smiled and waved at us.As I went wandering about during the afternoon, I would sometimes see her and again she would smile at my bold stare. At my age and shape a bold stare was all I could manage. It was getting on for home time, my wife had left some time ago and now I thought I'd beat the rush and leave also. I said my goodbyes to all my friends and colleagues but she was nowhere to be seen. I walked towards the large car park and there she was, waiting by. When they were kids he was still mean to her, purposefully forgetting to include her in activities during family vacations, cornering her out of the sight of their parents just to pinch her or pull her hair. As they grew older he stopped doing those things, but she still found him glaring at her from time to time. It all made her more on edge given what had just transpired. The door opened to her bedroom and Luke marched in, slamming it shut. He paced back and forth, looking at her all.