“We want to explore further up the beach,” I said, shooting a dark look at Sam.“Well, make sure you don’t trespass on private property,” Mom...replied.“Okay,” I said.“You look handsome, Daddy,” said Tawny.“Thank you, Pumpkin,” he beamed. He gave her a big hug. I’m sure an outsider would have thought it looked strange for a fully dressed man to hug a naked girl in her early teens, but to us it was just business as usual.Mom emerged from the bathroom and Dad whistled. He was right. She looked good.. “I suppose a cup of tea wouldn’t hurt, but how do you know I don’t drink coffee?” she asked perplexed.“I know everything about you,” he answered more ominously then he had intended.Emmy felt a red flag waving in her mind, “Look, I…”Paul interrupted, “Emmy, it was in your profile. I’m not a creepy stalker. I just know that I’ve looked for a long time for someone like you. I didn’t even intend to come to tonight’s mixer until I stumbled upon your page and was captivated by your eyes.”Emmy sighed,. Mrs. Scheider's lesson was that every time you step on stage, somethingmight go wrong. Something might change. Fail, and fail right."I feel like I'm not myself with you. This week," I say truthfully,taking a drink of wine. Taking a risk. "You haven't noticed?"Wayne raises an eyebrow, and I feel his hand reaching for mine underthe table again, strong fingers snaking between mine."I feel like I'm not myself with you either," he says softly, gazinginto my eyes. "You make me nervous and childish,. Cathy Henry was first introduced to sex while attending a beach party with several other kids, just one week before her fifteenth birthday. Her date for that night was three years older, a popular boy in her school and someone than most of her friends would gladly date as well. As beach parties go, it had been routine until the sun set. The guys made a small fire on the beach and almost immediately, blankets and towels were spread out in all directions. Until that moment, the farthest any boy.