Louise and I let her have it on her birthday. It was the second day on the river, and I took the raft the first day and hiked out Badger Canyon the ne...t morning, after I turned her over my knee after breakfast. Technically, she should be a trip leader but she doesn't want to be, which is good, since she looks so young people have a hard time taking her seriously." People hardly ever take her seriously when they find out she's a boatman," Crystal laughed. "Mostly because she looks like she's. See you later.”Adam returned to his desk and opened an email from a prospective client asking when a proposal would be forthcoming. He brought up his word processor and began typing up the proposal.He heard his cell phone ringing in the kitchen where he had left it. The ringtone indicated a call from Kara’s number.Adam dashed to answer it. “Hi.”“Adam -- you have to come. It’s Mom...”“What about her?”“She’s in absolute hysterics.”“Is this about Arthur?”“Yes -- she received a disturbing email. The gruff, old man was leaning against the building, talking to Alisha Forest. She was pressed against the wall, a coquettish twist to her. He stroked her hair. “He's hitting on her.”“Well, I did edit him to like schoolgirls,” I said. “And now...” I shrugged. “Well, no one thinks it's weird.”My wife grinned. “Dirty professor.”I winked at her.“Hey, Steve,” my friend Bob said. He was coming from his own car, his girlfriend, Taylor Adair, at his side. I'd edited it so those two got passed their. I didn’t let my family know that I was delighted that the kid could talk his sister into another day on the beach. I looked forward to seeing Beryl in the buff again. We were lying on large beach towels soaking up the sun’s warm rays when Inez asked me to get a bottle of wine from the concession. I was wondering how I could get my daughter into another intimate situation and her mother offered the perfect opportunity. Get them drunk, Inez would go to bed early, leaving me and Beryl alone. .