So did all the damn straight A's you seemed to get. You were slated for valedictorian for most of those four years. And then you discovered girls, and...got distracted by one that just didn't work out. You knew it wouldn't, but you did it anyway, in a mixture of desperation and the hope that a little experience would make it easier to establish that connection in the future.Boy could you not have been more wrong. Turned out she was just as weird as you, which was why you stayed together for. You guys were all romantic … and naked. Mom laughed at me when my face got all red after I closed the door.’ ‘Your mom?’ repeated Steve. ‘Kate, Paula, I am so sorry that happened! It’s Kate’s room and she certainly should have access to her stuff. I’m a lot better now. Maybe I should go back and live with Uncle Joe.’ ‘And how would you navigate the stairs to his apartment?’ demanded Paula as she placed a big plate of bacon, sausage, eggs and pancakes in front of Steve. ‘I warned you both that. I have always done anything and everything that I have wanted to do, I am truly happy. I have no regrets, oh maybe a small one, that I had never had any children to share it all with, but it's OK, some of my girl friends had kids and I got to share it with some of them. It's been good."Toward the end of the afternoon, He said it was time for a little Grog, the sun was below the Yard Arm somewhere and he invited me to have a drink with him. After he had his drink, he sipped it and leaned back in. Are you happy now?"I sighed loudly. "Are you forbidding me to date except with members of the church?" I asked Dad, ignoring my mother, like she'd ignored me."No, we're saying it's not wise." Why?" The Kerr boy doesn't have a very good reputation," Dad said."You can do better," Mom added."Who, for instance?" Aaron Kemp." He's fat." Slightly overweight perhaps, but..." Who else?" Joseph Campbell." Hmm, not bad. Should I ask him out? He hasn't asked me." No! I'll talk to his mother." If you do,.