I always had a bit of a crush on Tina, who was not as pretty as her daughter but much more shapely, and who had a way of looking at you that to a horn... kid of eighteen felt more than a little flirtatious.Dan, for his part, was much admired by the girls my age. I had overheard them many times talking about how sexy he was, and they were given to giggling whenever he spoke to them for more than five minutes. No doubt he was good-looking, with sandy blond hair that never quite accepted a combing. In its way, it was a hundred times cooler than cool.Missus Mason said, “What are you wearing to church, dear?”“I am debating. I brought two outfits and Brad is familiar with both. One is a gray skirt and a deep blue silk blouse. The other is a green dress that’s a little more scandalous. It’s shorter and lower.”“Wear the green. It will give some of the old fogies’ hearts a charge. They need it. The new pastor who was appointed last June is unsure of himself and therefore is a bit stuffy.“Seeing. This last week will not happen again. You won’t give me orders, and I sure as hell won’t be sleeping in the damn office anymore. You have an issue with me, we deal with it head on, immediately. That being said. Now that we’ve talked, what you told me in my office, about submitting and accepting my punishments, is that still true? Will you give me your submission?”I closed my eyes, knowing he wanted an answer. Knowing what I wanted, and still being scared about reaching out for it. Knowing that. A major grin split hisface as he saw Jon and he ran towards him, picking him off thefloor with ease and spinning him around. Sarah had warned himall about those excesses of passion. It came with beingAmerican, she surmised. "Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad." He said perfunctorily once his feetwere back on the ground. He knew that whilst Sarah and herparents were never far apart, neither had they ever been close. "Hello." Responded her dad, and returned to a silent state. "You don't sound well,.