I made a promise to Jennifer that I probably won’t be able to keep. Oh, well, right now I have to hurry to get to work. I took my homework to the l...nguage lab with me, determined to get it all done, and get ahead on it. Jennifer would be spending Thursday night with me, and even though we were trying to get some homework done last night, I didn’t really get a lot out of my reading, not with Jen’s feet in my lap and her ponytail stirring in the breeze that came through the windows. I couldn’t. He turned over but only to burrow back into the pillow and blanket. She smiled as she left the room, making sure the door didn't slam shut. Now what? she wondered. Nothing like this had ever happened between them before. There'd been no awkward moments, no hugs that went on too long, no almost-kisses, nothing like that. She'd managed to keep her feelings under wraps. After last night, she wasn't sure she'd be able to much longer. Not when they were planning this charade for the holiday, and. Settle down and go get cleaned up."At 8:00 David helped settle Aaron into bed, and a half-hour later Nathan gave goodnight hugs and went to his room to read until his bedtime."I was going to boil water for myself. Would you like some coffee?" That would be nice. Thanks. Let's sit in the kitchen."As they spoke, Abby spooned instant coffee into two mugs and placed some tea biscuits on a plate.She spoke first in a soft voice. "I want to apologize for getting hysterical on you last week. I'd rather. AFTER THE TALKI was not present for the talk. Mark wanted it to be a man-to-man affair. Mark told me later, that David admitted to everything, stated he was sorry, and acknowledged everything we had done and provided for him. David also admitted, during their talk, that he was a virgin, but had been talking big about being a stud with his new "bad-boy" friends. David admitted to Mark that he was now absolutely petrified to date any girl, especially a "bad-girl" or any girl now for that.