" Mom explained.I hustled upstairs and went straight to the bathroom. I took a quick shower, threw my Sunday clothes on and hustled back downstairs. I...thought that I might not be in as much trouble as I had expected. Mom seemed so calm.Our family was heading out the back door to the car when Mom pulled me aside. When Andy and Lizzie were outside she said, "You realize that your father and I are going to have a LONG talk with you after church about where you were last night?"I gulped and. Mindy turned over to face him, and they both laughed for a moment. Kai looked into her eyes, and she shyly turned away, smiling widely, feeling a deep tingle as the blood rushed suddenly into her cheeks. She felt Kai gently brush the hair away from her face before he cupped her cheek and turned her face towards his. He stared deeply into her eyes. “I’ve told you this before, dear… But you have the most beautiful blue green eyes I’ve ever seen.” Mindy could feel herself blushing again, and she. I was getting ready to come look for you. Where were you?” His tone was trying for casual, but it didn’t quite make it. “I was helping Micah with Helen. She had too much to drink tonight, and fell down on the way home. She scrapped her knees pretty bad, so I was cleaning and bandaging them. She finally passed out, but she will probably be in pain in the morning. She’s not as young as she used to be.” She was rambling and forced herself to stop. She felt guilty about what happened with Micah,. ”She grabbed the top of my trunks and started pulling them down right there in front of the shed while there were some customers looking at a car. “No, Siza. Don’t!” I begged. She laughed, “You ARE SUCH a WEENER and I’ll bet you’re a virgin!! How old did you say you were? Your butt is even whiter than the rest of you!”“Okay, okay, let’s go. I gotta get back to work here before I go home.” I whispered hoarsely and that just made her tease me all the more. I wasn’t going to win with her outgoing.