Cuddling was expected and I enjoyed it. I was thinking about having a kid when something that Shelly said struck me.“Did you hear that Deb O’Dell ...s pregnant?”“Yeah. I think I caught that bit of news somewhere.”“Paul is going to be a great dad.”“Yeah,” I thought, “with my kid.”We fucked a couple of more times before I told Shelly I wasn’t feeling well and I was going to go home. All the way home all I could think about was having a kid. On Monday I went in and told HR that I was going to quit.. One late summer evening, after all the workers had been paid, Dianne said, “We need to talk.” “Sure, honey; you sound like it's something serious.” “James asked for a very special favor, and wanted to ask me first just in case I was offended by his request and said no. If I agreed to help, he would then ask you.” I waited, and she went on, "Honey, James said, 'You know I have been divorced now for over four years and I have not been dating anyone special. I've got this family reunion. So I did! Shellie just smiled up at me and told me, “Well seems like you’re going to get the hang of this.” With that she got up on her tippy toes, puckered up and gave me the most chaste kiss I have ever had. My mother’s kiss would have had more passion. I guess the Dorm Mother sitting at the desk may have had a thing to do with that. Shellie announced that we were going to the Steak and Stein restaurant for dinner, since most of the girl friends she wanted to impress worked there for tuition. But when I saw the brown flash of movement off in the distance, I just wasn't willing to explore it from up on the horse.After I got down and spent five fruitless minutes trying to spot the critter again, I almost gave up. Then he trotted out from behind a bush I'd examined a dozen times, and just looked around. He didn't suspect a thing, despite all the gunfire that had gone on around the place in the last few weeks. I'd hoped that just the noise of me learning how to shoot would convince them.