Bertie is the youngest of us, born a year after Jane, in 1874. Anyway, Jane returned from the dreaming spires in her usual high spirits, but there was...more - she was full of chatter about the visiting Professor she had met at a college meal.Her enthusiasm and interest were obvious, but I thought little of it, I mistook her mood for the natural flippancy of the young. Had I but known, I could have protected her; although she was twenty one Jane was not worldly-wise, not in the least. I was. I imagine she wanted to consummate the marriage if we could too—being a pastor's daughter she'd kept to her vow of waiting until marriage, and her dad would later tell me that she wanted her final experiences to be making love to me for the first time.The hastiest wedding plan I could imagine came together. A veil for her, a pair of nurses to act as witnesses, and a smart phone with wedding music from YouTube later and we were in business.Yes, the pleasantries were skipped, not knowing how much. He looked at his watch, 25 minutes had passed and he needed to make adecision.Desire overcame fear, as it always does, and Rick felt his pulse racingas he stood up. Chris had said something about wearing somethingcomfortable. What did that mean? Rick looked around desperately beforegrabbing his sleep shorts and a t-shirt. He changed as fast as he could,nearly falling over in his haste. He took a deep breath and opened hisbedroom door and walked over to Chris's room. He knocked softly on. But it still hurt.Laura already knew that she was pregnant long before she took the test. She could feel the body changes and there were cravings for foods that she had never eaten before. It was only when Jason asked her one night about her periods that it all came to light. He commented that she looked radiant. “I’ve seen that look before with Barbara,” he told her before explaining that Barbara was the last woman he had got pregnant. She admitted to him that she suspected that she was.