I can remember when I was just old enough to go swimming down at the pond, I saw my older brothers swimming naked, and afterwards they all congregated...together behind a rock and started pulling and rubbing themselves. It was a race to see which of them could shoot off first. That’s what they called it, shooting off.”I nodded in understanding, and Livvie continued. “Then, later, I remember seeing Momma go into the barn when Poppa was there, and I followed her inside, and I saw Poppa bending her. "There is no need to hurry, John, we have all evening." She returned to his arms and could immediately sense the change in his impatience. With deliberate care he began to caress her breasts and soon asked that she sit up and remove her sweater and bra, which she did without objection.It was John's first opportunity to see her breasts uncovered, and there really wasn't much to see. Yes, there was some swelling where she would eventually have breast development, but even the swelling could be. . um ... I was thinking we could try kissing like the big kids do. Like they do in France.”Now it was the little girl’s turn to go wide-eyed.“French kissing?” she asked, and then immediately felt like an idiot because of course that was what he was talking about. “With our mouths open and using our tongues?” Again, she felt stupid. What the hell else did “French kissing” mean?Paul was nodding like a bobble-head doll. “Yes, yes exactly,” he told her. “Now, I don’t know if we’ll like it, I mean. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s going to happen, just that Melody knows it could happen. But as I said, she doesn’t seem worried.”“Because of me,” Jocelyn said.“I hadn’t considered that. So you’re a double-edged sword, if you will. As long as you’re in the picture, Katy isn’t the real threat in Melody’s mind; you are.”“Yes, and I suspect if you go back to McKinley tomorrow and tell her you and I are done ‘playing house’, then Katy will be a concern.”“But Melody is dating other guys.