I give you explicit permission to ... um ... have your arms around me while we ride," she said. I got that message loud and clear. "I'll bet that wasn...t the same as the permission Sam gave you," she giggled. I groaned. "Am I the best girlfriend ever, or what?" What? Did you put her up to that?" Well, I might have suggested that I'd be riding waaay out in front of you and wouldn't be able to see or hear anything that you two were doing." For a preacher's kid, you are sure evil." Isn't her skin. I seldom agreed on anything she said as she made my dating years in high school a terror for whatever victim I brought home.] On the way back to the city, Marge said I passed the test.“What test?”“I had to make sure you weren’t a bum. A lot of guys will lie about their families and make stuff up. I really like your home and your parents.”More than I could say for her’s.We waited a month to make the announcement and in the meantime, Marge showed me a side of her I hadn’t seen before. A guy I had. “White or red?” I asked her.She smiled. “Let’s go for the red today.”I nodded and put back a bottle of chardonnay. I glanced at the bottle of red. “How about a nice little cabernet?” I grabbed a couple of wine glasses and the corkscrew and peeled the foil off the wine bottle. I pulled the cork and poured some in our glasses and handed hers to Jeana. “Here’s to graduation. Thank God that’s over!”Jeana laughed. I took the bottle and my glass and led the way back into the living room area and set. I approached the two guardsmen stationed at the city gate.Vixen’s over-sized clothing amused them, and they didn’t try to hide it. Grinning, they asked a few questions about where we came from and what we planed to do in the city. My pet had expected their questions, and had volunteered to handle it. Already bored by just the thought of dealing with petty bureaucrats and officials, I had agreed.Upon entering the city, my eyes immediately began to water, as my nose was instantly assaulted by the.