I’d brushed my teeth before getting into bed, but did so again, and this time gargled with Listerine. I rinsed and went back to bed.“Better?” I ...sked.“Yes. If you had your pipe out, it means you were thinking about something,” Jessica said. “I don’t let you smoke often, so you save it for contemplation or sentimental reasons like Stephie’s birthday or the anniversary of her death. What was it this time?”“Fawn,” I said simply.“She asked?”“You knew?” I sighed.“I suspected she might ask, but I. He was worried that things were moving too fast between him and Jennifer.’ ‘They are moving too fast!’ ‘And they’re moving faster than you might think. When I told him that I had asked your father for your hand in marriage, he just sat there, on the horse, looking a bit stunned. Yeah, I pushed him, and asked if there was anything he wanted to ask me, and he did: he asked me for my daughter’s hand in marriage. If I’m any kind of judge of men, he proposing to her right now.’ ‘Fred, no!’ ‘Why not?. ..”I know what you’ve been up to and you have to learn to control it.” With that she turned and headed back to the cabin and left Mel standing, stunned by the words she’d just heard. After a few moments, the quiet was broken by shouts from Dan telling her to come and see the cabin and she went as requested.The next morning Mel got up quite early and after her turn in the bathroom, she slipped into the egg bikini and made her way through the kitchen. Dan and her mother watched as she wiggled her. "But," I added to ease their worries some. "You won't have to wait in line like most applicants. Pat and I have arranged for you to be privately tested on Thursday, February 15th," I finished much to their surprise. From their facial expressions our Wives looked like we had dropped a bomb on them."We aren't ready!!" All four of them screeched together in high voices."You are all ready enough for testing to at least the rank of Master. Brian wasn't exactly sure how to test Clare and Cathleen,.