I slipped my jacket on, and we were off to dinner.With the unlimited rail pass, Teri suggested an upscale restaurant that people who dressed like her ...amily and had prudish, outdated, pre-sexual revolution thoughts about girls and marriage went to eat. People seeing her with me was going to cause a lot of tongues to start wagging. The place was so costly that young couples could only eat here if treated by someone in their family with money. It was outlandish for someone my age, where I looked. From what she thought was a safe distance, she turned and sent a double hand-full of pond water splashing into Jess' face. Jess ran toward her, warding off her continued assault with one hand, while returning her splashes with the other. Both teens screeched with laughter.In the midst of the fray, Jess crashed into Becky and both went tumbling under the shallow water. Becky came up spitting water in all directions and found herself in Jess' strong arms. Jess crushed his lips against. “Stand up and strip off,” l demanded, “otherwise l will make like horrible for you.”I could see the resignation on her face as she realised there was no other course of action available to her. Slowly she stood up and undid the belt of her dressing gown. She hesitated but l motioned for her to carry on. Slowly she shrugged the dressing gown off her shoulders, then allowed it to fall in a heap at her feet.I had never seen a live naked woman before and my eyes must have been out on stalks as l. ”“I understand that, ” I said. “It just doesn’t have to be something this … expensive. I think we both know if this comes crashing down – it’s going to be because I did something stupid.”“We don’t know that, ” Liz said, smiling at me. “Think of all the stupid things I’ve done just since we’ve met. There are always going to be a lot of people whispering in my ears. There are always going to be people around me that have their own agenda. Yes, I’m trying to do better but Stephanie wasn’t the last.