Richard suddenly saw such innocence and dreamt of so many ways to corrupt it. He sat down beside her and took her in his arms, holding her tightly and...wanting to cherish and protect her. Like a Jekyll and Hyde character however, the darkest desires persisted.He pressed his lips to hers and she willingly returned his affection. He kissed her face and then along her exposed neck as his fumbling fingers opened her blouse and sought sanctuary inside. He half expected to encounter resistance, as he. "Elis was right--there's more than people are telling us. You weren't supposed to touch me until I made the first move. They have to consider that you would do it anyway." Not until you forgive me for what happened to Ahmo and your dad," she said. "Even then, it's not like they have a choice." Candice," I said."She won't let them use her," Diana said."There's more about her," I said."Candice knows how to hide her tracks even from you," Diana said. "Right now, we're all playing her game." Why?". Why I was eveninterested in seeing Harry caused me pause. As I wondered about that I thought back to that first night, a scant 5days ago. I remembered how awkward I felt when he kissed me and howthat feeling fled as we kissed more. I also remember taking him into mymouth. At the time it felt idyllic. Being dressed, accepted andtreated like a woman had my head in a swirl at the time. I must admitthat as I recalled those feelings, I understood why I had to moveforward with my date tonight.I. I had some thoughts about that. I didn’t want to pick up whatever mess those hicks throw all over the floor. The music was playing pretty loud. It was an old rock song by Don Felder called “Heavy Metal.” It was one of my Mom’s favorites, so she had turned it up. Her car was pretty loud, and she was focused on Julie.I decided it was worth the risk to whisper to Mandy and see if I could improve our odds.“Hey, there is a good chance her Mom isn’t going to give a shit, I don’t want to clean up.