“I just knew that was gonna happen. We’ll have to make sure this style is reworked before we let our girls wear it.” Coach Jan said as Merilyn w...lked back to sit down leaving her small skimpy top around the principal’s neck.Before he could say anything Korian jumped up and walked over to where Merilyn had been standing when she lost her top.“Mr. Marks, I want to tell you that my costume isn’t as daring as the others but it feels so good on me. Coach Jan told me that when this one came there was. We'll never be...be married." I ignored her comment. Of course we weren't going to be married but what about right now?"I know honey." I told her, "You're his girl now. At least you will be tomorrow. But, for today, well, can I take a couple of pictures so I can always remember the love I've always felt for you? Just a few shots. Then we'll head back." Pictures?" She pushed her lips together and gave me that sly smile again. "What kind of pictures?" Now it was me smiling. I stepped. “Do you like it?”“You’re going to grow it out?”“Yep ... unless you don’t like it.”“Oh, I think I’m gonna like it. To tell you the truth, I kind-of prefer the old-fashioned way. And, Jesus -- you’re a True Blonde! That’s the lightest blonde I’ve ever seen on a pussy.”“You’ve seen a lot of blonde pussies, have you?”“Not enough, no. But even most true blondes have drapes that are lighter than their carpet. Not my Peggy.”“So you don’t mind? You’re not going to stop pearl-diving if I stop. He listened to his feet crunching over the light snow, and wondered what Bethany’s news could possibly be. They had been dating for five years, ever since the seventh grade, and Jonah could count on one hand the number of times she’d ever had anything approaching news to tell him. They lived in a tiny, fairly insular town peopled solely by followers of Christ seeking a simpler, more holy way of life. Most people lived without television or internet, and there wasn’t a mall or a movie theater.