There would have been suspensions for behavior like this at home, but here at the dance no one seemed to care. Jack turned to us and said, “All righ..., let’s go get some of them.” Obviously I wanted to get in on the action, but I was still a little shell-shocked by the scene. “But how in the world do you convince them to dance with you?” I asked. He just replied, “Watch and learn.” I watched Jack walk up to a pretty nice looking girl dancing with a group of friends. He went up to her and yelled. Please believe me.”“I believe you, sweetie. Just wanted to make sure. I know perfectly well that there are ways for a man and a woman to physically express their love without intercourse,” she said.“Mom, this is so embarrassing,” I replied.“Nothing to be embarrassed about,” she said. “It’s perfectly natural. I’m relieved to know that you are being responsible. I do ask that the next time you two want to be intimate that you go to your room and close the door,”“Mom, I couldn’t do that,” I. Then you can take a nap."It wouldn't do any good to argue with her, so he returned to his bedroom, took a shower in the master bath, trimmed his beard, got dressed, and returned to the kitchen, where a stack of pancakes awaited him. Mandy was humming happily, sitting at the computer. He could see a full page of sex toys on the screen."I have awakened in an alternate universe," he sighed.She ignored him, clicking the mouse. He heard the printer warm up.Worried she'd whisk him out of the house. "You don't talk to your cousin like that! She's special yes but she'sdone nothing to you but love and adore you Sloane so you apologise now!" I'm sorry Sarah; you know I was foolin'," Sloane smiled at me, hermother's handprint visible through her caked on makeup."Yeah. I knew you were joshing me Sloane," I replied.I'd found it easier to talk like Southern white trash in the house as Iknew my perfect diction and refined accentless speech was annoying toboth of them. But once again Sloane had.