Then my gaze was jerked rudely away from the botany, and to a figure lying on the grass. It was a girl, a very attractive and subtly sexy girl, loungi...g in the ankle-high fescue. She lay on her side, propped up on one elbow, appearing to study a small daisy or clover flower. Her knees were pulled up, ever so slightly, and her skirt had ridden up to her mid thigh. She faced away from me, but even still, I ducked down trying to make myself invisible to her in the window, might she look. My eyes. I don't have any 'intentions' where Winnie's concerned – neither honourable or dishonourable."He laughed. "Thanks. Winnie's mum thought this was a 'meet the parents' occasion." I don't think so. I'm not a good – uh – candidate for Winnie. I've got three more years till I get my doctorate and then I've got to get a job. And I'm not sure she's really shopping, either. But we are definitely friends." Fine with me. You're not from around here." No. Queensland. My Dad's got a small station west of. Modesty was very big in the Berg household. No bare midriffs, no extra tight pants and shirts could not be cut so low as to show too much cleavage."I'm going to shower then we can decide what we want for supper." Barbara told Ali after the girl had tried on all of her new clothes.Ali went to her room to put her clothes away as her grandmother shut the bathroom door. She was on her way to the living room to watch TV when something caught her eye in her grandmother's bedroom. She tentatively. James, motherfucking, Bond… I leaned over and softly kissed her cheek. ‘I’ll send your mom in. I see you out there,’ I said. She just nodded and looked away. I left while I still could make my feet move. Her mom was waiting out in the hall. I walked past without saying anything. Get while the getting is good and all that. Abby was waiting for me downstairs. She looked concerned. ‘How’d it go,’ she asked with worry in her voice, though for me or Kimmy I didn’t know. ‘Ancient history,’ I.