"Her father returned with three beers and resumed his chair, licked his lips and smiled. "Assume you two have been living together lately." Yessir," t...e teacher said, somewhat embarrassed. "Hate to admit it, but marriage was my idea. Moving in was hers, mostly."Meg laughed and then choked on her beer, red-faced."You've been married before Meg told us." Yes sir, back a ways, for twelve years. Wife and child killed in a car accident and fire a few years ago. Hell of a shock." He sniffed and. Then she pulled a couple of dresses from her closet."Now remove your makeup. We will need heavier makeup for this evening."She handed me some wipes and I returned to the bathroom and followed herinstructions.When I returned she wrapped a strapless bra around my chest and insertedthe pads. Then she handed me a lime green dress with spaghetti straps.The hem had green fringe hanging from it. I slipped it on and she zippedme up. The skirt barely came to mid thigh but the fringe came downalmost to. At least you are a Copper." Having thawed she told me that the bruises and trauma had been treated and should not be a problem. The Jaw was just dislocated not broken. They were checking her blood pressure frequently. Should the spleen be damaged, low blood pressure would be one of the signs. So far she said it was coming up normal. She told me I could see Diane for five minutes.It is very difficult when you see the woman you love in pain. The acceptance of my love came as quite a shock to me.. "Are you crazy?" Mom yelled and laughed from the back door. "Get in here! " I heard her mumble something about me not being smart enough to come in out of the rain as I stepped back under the cover of the porch. As she stood in the doorway, she gave me what I think was a long, appreciative look at my body. Then she warned me, "Strip out of those wet shorts. I won't have you dripping all over my floors."She leaned back into the utility room and grabbed an old towel and tossed it to me. .