True, he knew teenagers pretty well, but that would be a decade and a half in the future. He had to get there first, and that worried him. This worry ...esulted from the home pregnancy test Claire used to convince her doctor that he needed to take a second look at her menstrual condition.He apologized profusely about misdiagnosing her condition.Claire had more faith in Chad than he did, himself. Likewise, when it came to her own capabilities, she wasn't worried. It may have been that she wasn't. ”“Wow!”“Well,” she said, “mechanically speaking, people can generally figure out that ‘Tab A – Slot B’ part. But it’s ... Your whole body. HIS whole body.”“You just made me break a sweat, Cindy Sue.”And my future mother-in-law:“What’s Jerry find attractive about you? I know you’ve talked about it.”I gazed at her. “He finds me reasonably attractive to look at.”“If he said that, then my child is mentally challenged. You’re undeniably cute. Pretty.”“Thank you. He says that, too. And he likes my. Don't be caught with your pants around your knees." I will." You better, you man whore!"She kissed me like it might be our last when she dropped me off at the airport.After dropping my mother off at her home, apologizing for the briefness of our time together and thanking her for the use of her small Toyota pick up truck, I drove to Castro and parked in front of Chloe's home. Chloe embraced me when she opened her door. Our mutual respect and years of friendship had brought us close. I smiled at. As I unwrapped the fragrant blooms and arranged them tastefully in the vase, I suggested to her that, as she didn’t want to alarm her hosts about our current marital difficulties, we should hold hands when we got there and ought to start off doing that as we started to walk so we would be more comfortable touching one another after such a long absence.Terry agreed hesitantly, “It makes sense, I suppose.”“Good girl,” I said confidently and kissed her lightly on the lips, this time.She bit her.