Mrs. Samatar wears one.” Brittney craned her neck and looked up at her mother. “Why do you ask? Do you think Ted was telling the truth?”“No, n....” Julie shook her head and caressed Brittney’s smooth cheek. She looked into Brittney’s eyes and did her best to lie. “Our Daniel would never do something like that. Ted is a bad apple, Britt. You deserve better.”“Thanks, Mom.” Brittney snuggled into Julie’s side again and sighed. Her tears dried up. “There’s plenty more fish in the sea. Right?”“Right,. "I need to be inside you."Pulling me to my feet, he turned and sat me on the edge of the desk. Taking my face between his hands, Josh traced my lips with his tongue before kissing me passionately. Pushing me back, he laid me on the desk and positioned himself between my hips. Looking into my eyes, Josh hesitated briefly. I reached up to touch his face, letting my fingers play over his cheekbone and along his jaw."This is what I want, Josh. I've waited long enough."He captured my hand in his and. ” “Fine,” was all I gave him before he walked away. His car door slammed, hard enough the rock the frame. It came to life on the first turn of the ignition, and he barely got it into gear before peeling out into the street faster than anyone should do safely. Matt's warm hand fell on my shoulder, turning me toward him. “You okay?” Jaw set heavily, I nodded. My eyes burned. “You sure. You look like you're going to cry.” His words came out slowly, tentatively. “I'm fine,. I slipped my jacket on, and we were off to dinner.With the unlimited rail pass, Teri suggested an upscale restaurant that people who dressed like her family and had prudish, outdated, pre-sexual revolution thoughts about girls and marriage went to eat. People seeing her with me was going to cause a lot of tongues to start wagging. The place was so costly that young couples could only eat here if treated by someone in their family with money. It was outlandish for someone my age, where I looked.