We sat and talked while he ate, then I cleaned the kitchen and went to take my shower. It was one of the most domestic mornings of my life. It was als... more than a little surreal. I felt like Brad and I were married, but somehow that was not a comfortable feeling for an 18 year old who was about to go off to college and begin her life. That was the beginning of my doubts. While I loved Brad, did I really want that kind of commitment? This is just one more thing for me to think about.When I got. I kissed him and responded, "Showing you how much I love and appreciate everything you do for our family." As I looked into his baby blue eyes, I saw his huge smile. As I straddled his muscular torso I leaned over, giving him a good look down my nightgown to my breasts. I sat up and removed my nightgown, leaving me in just a matching bra and panty set. I went in for a long, passionate kiss. I slid off his torso, never letting my mouth off his, and slid my hand into his boxers. I started. ’ ‘Oh you funny man,’ Annie laughed, holding out her glass for another drink. When Douglas returned Annie was talking to her sisters and Douglas fetched fresh drinks for them and his two pals. Bella was tired so the women left early. Shea, who usually stayed with Douglas at weekends, kissed him and said she’d see him at a cookout lunch at the family home on Sunday. She had invited Frank and Jackson. Bella kissed everyone while Annie simply said goodbye to the guys and scarcely caught Douglas’s. He had always dreamed of the day when he would meet her, and now it was here. He had thought of her wishfully every night, after he and Ma Baylor had had that nasty scene.The sandy-haired thirteen-year-old stared at the scenery flashing by as the train picked up speed, and his mind lapsed back to the Saturday it had happened. Ma Baylor had gone shopping and Pa Baylor had gone to a ballgame. Billy was in the bathroom playing his new game--the game that had almost overnight become his favorite.