‘A woman like me? Exactly what kind of woman do you think I am?’ Jebediah looked her over slowly. Josie had never really wanted anyone to look too...closely at her, but for some reason, Jebediah’s perusal didn’t offend her. In fact, it kind of excited her. As his eyes finished their appraisal, Jebediah met her gaze. ‘Well, I would say that you are probably some well educated city girl out doing her first research paper on how us country folks live.’ The complete deadpan delivery of Jebediah’s. There were many times over the past few months that I had missed her terribly. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed spending time with my Uncle Dan and his friend, Jake, but every girl needs her mother. I got up from the couch and walked slowly to the phone.“Hello?” I offered tentatively.“Hi, Tara,” my mom greeted me. “I wanted to call you because I think it’s time for you to come home. I sent your stepfather packing a couple months ago. As you would probably agree, he was no good for anything. I miss. Like a worm on a hook, I had the fish nibbling. I moved the chair over and stood up, bent over the desk as if I was looking for something and hiked my skirt up baring my sweet little ass to the eye at the hole. I backed up a little moving closer and closer to the hole. I could hear some heavy breathing behind me and I was smiling like a little girl that just manipulated an ice cream cone out of her daddy. The breathing was getting heavier and heavier the closer I got. I turned to look and there. " So where you going," John asked."To be honest John, I don't have a clue where I might lite. First I'm going to visit the Pine Mountain Reservation. Then I'll just pick a place from a map, I guess," I replied."What about your family?" John asked."I got no family John," I said giving him a dangerous look."Yeah, I guess that's right. Well I better get on back to the house. Let me know if you need any help moving," he suggested.While I washed my breakfast dishes I thought of Vicky and Sandra for.