’ ‘And if he is?’ ‘Talk to him. Probably best to completely ignore what happened, like it’s not a big deal. Who knows what’s going on in ...is head.’ Kelly nodded with a smile and stood up. ‘Thanks, Rosa.’ ‘Listen, Kelly, all men are animals. But that doesn’t mean that they are all bad, they just need help sometimes to show them how to behave.’ *** A few days later Kelly spotted Matt across the street. She called out to him and waved. When his eyes met hers, the color left his face. Maybe Rosa. What amazed me was that Audrey never seemed to notice or care. Things were good between Audrey and me until two weeks before senior prom. Audrey and I had a date to attend a concert on Sunday and Saturday evening she called me and told me that she had to cancel because of a family emergency. Those things happen and so I thought nothing about it. I didn’t feel like going to the concert alone so I called a couple of guys I knew and we went over to check out a new arcade that had opened on the. She only kept a small section of it mowed, letting nature and the small woodlet behind the house take over everywhere else. The grass was flush with moisture, and the loam soft beneath her bare feet. Though there was plenty of natural inspiration along the way, she had a specific destination in mind.In the shade of a large pecan tree, several mushrooms had sprouted the previous week. She assumed they were morels from the deeply ridged caps, but they were an unusual pink color. They formed a. Think of it -- if you were a virgin right now, there’d be no Mattie. There’d be no job for you as her nanny. There would have been no opportunity for us to meet. I not only accept your past, I embrace it ... because it’s what made you.”Her tears began flowing freely. “Oh, God, Ron!” Sobbing, she embraced him.“Careful -- this is a rented tux.” He held her face and covered it with kisses.She kissed his lips. “I love you so much. Ron -- I feel the truth in what you said, and you’ve lifted a weight.