I think that’s a pretty fair offer. What do you think?”He looked at me funny for a minute and then asked, “Okay, this is one of those trick ‘g...rl questions,’ right? I say “Hell yes!” and you beat me over the head with a stick and say you never want to see me again. That’s it, right?”I laughed and said, “Nope. I promise. As long as you don’t fall in love with her, as long as you still love me and hold me and kiss me and take me to dances and movies, you can make her stand on her head and suck. I was bowled over! Now all those little temptations slid into place. I was convinced that Mum was deliberately leading me on, enticing with all those little glimpses of her goodies. It too good to be true, but I was almost certain. But what should I do?Was Mum going to do more than just tempt? Was she just a "cock-teaser?" If I responded too boldly, what would happen? The next week was a cat-and-mouse game, with the two of us taking turns at both parts. She kept up the pattern of revealing her. He jumped as if he had seen a ghost, his breath stuck in his knotted up throat and his heart pounded like his big hammer on an anvil, as it struggled to get back in beating rhythm. Tom stood and walked over to kick Cal’s foot with his moccasin, then he turned to the wooden ladder and climbed down to the dirt floor of the barn. Cal came up out of his bedroll with both hands clutching the sawed-off double-barreled shotgun. He pulled his boots on and threw his bedroll down to the dirt floor.He. "I drove over to the Johnsons and knocked at the door. Rhonda answered. Big grin when she saw me. I had one too."Could you drive me to the dealership so I can pick up a loaner? I'm heading out to Addison's with Joey's dad." Sure. Glad to."She yelled to her mom that she was going to town and hopped right out.I started to get in the passenger side."No, you drive."I shrugged and got behind the wheel.Rhonda slid up next to me. She started with her hand on my knee and slowly slid it up toward my.