He might not be perfect, but he gave a damn about Vicki. This fellow wouldn't discard a treasure like her, the way that Tyler had foolishly done. He a...ted like a man much older than his apparent age of thirty, which made him five years Vicki's junior."Daddy, Trevor, this is Dan. We're engaged. He asked me to marry him tonight. Yes, it's fast, but he is not an average guy. These aren't normal circumstances. He knows all about me and still wants to marry me. Why I'm not sure, but maybe he's crazy. I glanced at her, seeing that she was looking away, thereby forcing me to respond verbally. I sighed and averted my gaze too. “No.”“Oh,” she replied, tightening her embrace on her knees. “I wondered if that was why your hair is white right now…”Dammit!I quickly reached up and pulled the blanket further over my forehead, trying to cover it up, only to notice that my fingernails were black now too. Sighing, I realized that my being coy was futile at this point, especially since I was failing so. I didn’t get any signal that Meg was ready to call it a night so I dozed after we came and we put our parts together quietly much later. Then I dressed and kissed her goodbye. That was our first affectionate kiss and it was clearly returned.I was able to help her with psychology class even though her practical use of that branch of knowledge rated an A. Over time, with diligence on my part, our coital frequency improved to about every other day. I had little doubt she suffered from celibacy. "I forgot flowers. I didn't bring her any flowers..."She gave him a soft smile as she reached into the back seat, where he saw a small bouquet that she'd brought with her. She handed them to him before gently squeezing his arm. He didn't think he'd ever felt more grateful toward her than he did in that instant.He took in a deep breath, braced himself and climbed out of the car. They could see the small gathering up a slight hill from where they'd parked. She again looped her arm in his, and.