"Okay. I'm probably going to be out a bit late tonight, so try not tobring Steph home too soon, alright?" Mom said."I assure you I can take care of my...elf," I insisted."I know honey," Mom said, "but just the same, I'd rather not have youhere alone." Why? I'm not exactly prone to throwing wild parties or destroyingthings for the sake of destroying them." I know, but...well, let's face it, you're a little kid," Mom statedflatly, "I'm sure you know what to do if anything happens, but I'm notsure. I opened the back door of the garage to see who was talking. There next to the shallow end of the pool was three guys. They looked to be late twenties. I walked out to see who they where. As soon as one of them saw me he called my name. I walked up to him and said do I know you? He said probably not , as he held out his hand to shake he said but we know you. The other two came over with their hands out also. I shook the first guys hand but with apprehension. I started glancing around for my. ’ I take a sip from my glass. ‘Ten? You were sixteen at the time?’ She looks confused for a second. ‘So you haven’t had sex since then? Ten years?’ The humor crashes out of me like a drain is pulled. ‘Yeah,’ I say looking down at the table. ‘Hey?’ She leans forward and takes my hand. ‘Hey, now what is it?’ When I look up I see the concern in her eyes. It shines out from those pools of blue. I give her fingers a squeeze. But stay silent. ‘You can tell me.’ She grins at me. ‘I’m your woman.’ I. You can't go swimmingin a boy's swim suit with a bikini tan line. It's on your back as well,James. If you take your shirt off, anyone will be able to see that youwore a girl's swimsuit. I'm so sorry, James. I completely forgot aboutthat."I wasn't going to worry about that right now. Mother was waiting for meand I needed to hurry up a bit. She is usually really hungry after work.I thanked Miss Johnson and Tammy for a wonderful day today and Mother andI left for home. Mother told me I smelled.