Their eyes met for a second, and he smiled at her, making Marie blush unconsciously. For just a moment, she considered that if he hadn’t been a Germ...n, it might be nice for him to call on her some time. *********************** Summer turned to fall and then to winter. The Germans were busy building bomb-proof shelters and gun emplacement for howitzers which would repel the invaders. When their conscripts from the Ukraine weren’t enough for a task, they would employ the locals to help, some. Dammit, what she was saying was correct! Enid DID run things in our family.He demanded, "Jeannette, end of conversation, please." All right, Tom." She smiled sweetly at him.He murmered, "I just have to live with it..."Jeannette heard him, and responded cheekily, "First time I have been called an "it"!"He snapped back, "I didn't mean it that way, and you know it!" Oh, Oh. Does that mean you don't want to marry me then?" No, it doesn't!" He faltered, "I mean ... damn ... it is a bit early for. ..I thought some more about my problem. Actually, it was all I could think about. My mind was going round and round in circles, so I tried to use my newly book-learned techniques to analyze the issues logically.Just twenty-four hours earlier, I’d been dumb but happy as far as my parents and sister were concerned.Now the world I’d grown up in had been turned upside down, overnight.Some things were no-brainers. I just HAD to find out more about these parties, and to do that, I needed to take up. That was one reason I liked them. Even wearing them for a bit, while we had breakfast, I was sure they’d make a difference, especially since I stayed sockless, all for my little Mandy. Wasn’t I kind and thoughtful?The smirk on my face was unavoidable. My helpless plaything had no escape as I used her cheeks to remove my slippers, wedging the heels against them, and shoved my toes in her nose, forcing her to smell.At first embarrassment made her reluctant, but soon she gave in, and began to take.