She'd never get mixed up in anything like this."And then she has the audacity to sneak in here. It's a good thing I found her. No telling what she wou...d have done if I hadn't."I could see by Sharon's eyes that she was sincere in what she was saying."But I'm here now. I'll keep her away. She won't bother you anymore." Listen," Sharon continued. "Promise me you'll stay awake this time. I'm going to get the doctor so he can see I'm no liar." She smiled so warmly, squeezing my hand before she. ”“I’d never heard it - not until my seventeenth birthday. Nor have I heard it since.”Her lips dried and her heart pounded like a bass drum. “I didn’t know that.”“Yes, that was a special birthday, not least because I’d determined I would lose my virginity.”“An unusual present.”“Yes,” he agreed. “Victorian men would visit the red light district to gain experience before they married. I had a different motive - simple lust.” Charles’s voice softened as he snuggled his head against hers. “I paid. Ellie's kiss, loaded with love, joy, and sheer goodness, almost caused Sally to collapse. Then, although she stepped back for a moment, her mother held both of her hands. Slowly shaking her head, Sally said softly, "Mom, what happened to you!? You are unbelievable! Never in your life have you looked so beautiful. And your dress..."Sally was stunned. The last time she had seen her mother — over a year earlier — she had appeared matronly. Although, she admitted to herself wryly, not nearly as. I just stood there and when she recovered, she sat up, red in the face, and said, "Please don't tell Mom and Dad, Frank, please." Then she added, "If you ever do, I'll tell them about your porn mags." God, Robin, I'm not going to tell anyone. Why should I. Everybody does it. Big deal. By the way, you're very pretty."She seems to have forgotten that she was basically naked and quickly reached down to pull up the covers."Geez, you got an eyeful. Oh, and look at you," she says, pointing at my.