It was around 9:30, and I was anxious to know how mom’s date went. I stood up when she came in, and I could see her eyes were puffy, and she had bee... crying. I quickly went to her, put my arm around her back, led her to the couch, and sat her down.“What happened, Mom? Did he hurt you?”Mom waved her hand and shook her head, “No, no, he did not physically harm me.”“What did he do to get you so upset?”Mom, in her matter-of-fact way, gave me the details. “We had a nice dinner, and then he asked if. . well ....."down there" if you get me. Now Andy's not one of the really big and welldeveloped guys, at least not yet anyway, but toward the end of the schoolyear, he was now about an inch taller than me, and a good twenty orpounds heavier. Oh well, there's probably not much I can do about itother than just waiting till my body decides to catch up.When I first stopped shampooing my hair at home, I'd thought that maybe Icould do it in the showers after Phys Ed, but that didn't work out. Like,the. When he pulled her back to lick it off, her arms snaked about his neck, pulling him in for a kiss. With a fierce growl, he reached out, bringing his hand down to snuff out the candle. In the next instant, he was on his feet, tossing her over his shoulder and bounding up the stairs to his room. *** It was the plaintive call of some night bird that woke Camille. She didn’t move for a moment, trying to get her bearings when she heard the bird again. Glancing at the open balcony door, she smiled to. Shortly after that was when I met Nancy. Looking out my window on this autumn morning, it's actually Nancy that I've been thinking about most.I live in a small town in New England. I inherited some money a few years back and now at thirty-seven, feel fortunate that I was able to afford the house when I bought it almost seven years ago. As a successful carpenter and builder, I saw a lot of potential in it and spent a lot of time and money on renovations. I consider myself to be attractive and.