Stern.She nodded slightly."I suppose he'll do." she said as if it pained her to make that grudging admission.She invited my parents to sit, but when I...went to join them, she told me to stand in the corner. I opened my mouth to protest but my mother reached out and placed her hand on my sleeve."Please do as Ms. Stern says, darling." she beseeched me. I swallowed my anger and stood in the corner, examining my second ceiling in as many minutes. This one was no more interesting than the previous. They were going to be spending the weekend at a bed and breakfast owned by a friend of George's step dad. With that taking place, Beth and I naturally wouldn't be going out on a date.After we ate and Maggie helped Mom in the kitchen, Mom and Becky started a game of Monopoly with the kids and Dad and Leldon asked Maggie and me to outside with them. When Maggie and I got settled in the swing, Dad sat in his chair and rocked in silence and Leldon sat down on the top step.Dad hadn't mentioned the. The only privacy was in the toilet area.Emily wanted desperately to take a shower and clean up. She looked around and saw that she was alone. She undressed in her room and took the fastest shower of her life, hoping that no one would walk in. As uncomfortable as she felt knowing that one of the boys might walk in on her, the shower did feel like warm raindrops falling on her naked body. It felt so good.“Lunch is ready!” Inga shouted from the first floor. Emily dressed and came downstairs. More than you ever were with us.”I squirmed, a flush warming my cheeks while my insides twisted. “I guess I was.” I finally took my first sip of the coke, feeling the liquid pour across my tongue, the carbonation caressing the roof of my mouth. I swallowed it. “I hope we can still be friends.” I reached over, touching his wrist. “I still care for you, Kurt. I want you to be happy.”“And you won't be happy with me.” He swallowed. “Christ, this is messed up. I'm so bad at sex, I made you into....