I refused, with a smile, telling him to cut it out. He didn’t listen. It was cold out there, but my fate was even colder and crueler. He pulled me i...to the woods, and I meekly followed, since he was a lot stronger than me. I had a boyfriend at the time. A nice fellow. He had a strange name, but that didn’t bother me. So when this guy began to kiss me, I pulled away and *told* him I had a boyfriend, even though he knew that. He looked at me with scorn and said ‘I don’t care.’ Those were the. I was still young and I was richer than I ever imagined.It was fortunate that Janet and her father had so much contempt for me that they never thought to look into my financial affairs. Bad assumption in the information age. Take Bill Gates for instance.I knew two things for sure. First and most important, I would never trust another human being. Against my better judgement I had unqualifiedly handed my heart to Janet and look what that had gotten me.So cross women off the list of mistakes I. All were classy and sexy, the skirts hitabout mid-thigh, and the tops all were the layered lookwith a jacket. Then it was off to the shoe store. I endedup with three new pairs, all with three-inch heels. I got apair of sandals, a pair of Mary-Jane?s, and pair red heelswith a wide ankle strap. Along with what I had in ourcloset, I was set at least for the first week, or untilJamie wanted to go shopping again.That evening, we had a very nice light meal and justrelaxed. Shelly did call, and asked. ’ Taking his hand, I lead him from the table. We slowly walk to the pile of covers and pillows I laid out in front of the fire. I sit down and tug on his hand for him to follow, our bodies aglow from the light of the fire. The candles are causing dancing shadows to play along the walls, and everything turned hazy, nothing existed but him and me. Lowering his body he sits beside me, reaching over he cradles my head in his hands, urging me closer. His lips find mine, and the heat the fire gives.