Jayce felt a tear drop onto his neck as he summoned his strength to hug her tightly in return. A soft voice full of emotion seeped into Jayce’s ear,...‘Thank you.’ Taking a moment to continue the hug, Jayce finally released his grip on Mia as she gave him one last squeeze before sitting up. Mouth opening to ask Mia a question, Jayce was beaten to it with the answer. ‘The woman you saved is my mother.’ The words filtered through his mind until they found meaning. A quick flash of panic crossed his. Promise you won't judge me?" Of course, I would never. What is it?" Well, I'm 18 now, and I've wanted more and more to, you know...lose my virginity. And there are guys who want to, but the thing is..this is so wrong, but the only person I like to picture taking my virginity is...Daddy."Anne was shocked but she stayed quiet for a moment, and then said softly, "That's perfectly normal, honey..your father is the first man you ever knew, and he cares very deeply for you. It makes sense that you. “Dig in and let me know what you find, but don’t expect a miracle. It’s more likely we’ll find some mail or something at her house that gives us information.”“You want me to run over and take a look?”“Sure, but Cinnamon...”“Yes?”“I need a little favor.”“Shoot, Sugar. You know you can count on me.”“I need a ride to the airport Saturday morning,” I said.“Morning?” She asked. “Like before noon?”“Yes, way before noon. It’s official business. I have to fly out to meet my client on a six o’clock. After some small talk the young couple went into to the kitchen and after saying grace they ate their supper.Which consisted of Homemade Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, homemade biscuits and Marybeth's famous cherry pie for dessert.When they finished eating dessert the young couple washed and dried the dishes together Then Mark walked back home.Every Friday night for the next two years Mark Smith would walk the 4 miles to Mary Beth's house, no matter what the weather was like he would go see.