" Michelle can be very persuasive when she needs to be. But really, you came up with a very good idea and John can go without having to sacrifice his ...osition at Trent. Very well thought out, Dex." Thanks for the compliment but it was just a spur-of-the-moment suggestion."Janice shrugged."I guess that begs the question, who will the interim president be?" I asked."I think Michelle, Rueben, and Dick are going to have a conference call with Tom Yardley and Wolf. We'll let them thrash it out," she. He stepped forward, wrapped me up in his arms, and then dipped me like they do in the movies. His strong, warm lips covered mine as he gave me a kiss of passion with all the need and longing he'd built up since we'd parted that morning. And I felt my entire body going weak, let alone my knees.And when he finally pulled his lips off mine, from inches away Teddy intoned in a deep voice, "I'm falling in love with you."I just blinked rapidly and smiled broadly. He's falling in love with me!He then. Parents are expected to train their adolescent offspring to perform all the tasks necessary to maintain a house, with the expectation that within a year the teenager could completely run a household should it be necessary. Schools greatly increase workloads, physical exercise intensifies, religious training intensifies, and adolescents participate in national ceremonies.In Danubia there is no such thing as a "youth culture". Children and adolescents aspire to become adults and respected members. When she made her mind up to do something, or to have Dad or I do something, it got done. Period. As Dad and I both knew, it was futile to try and resist her decision on anything.I couldn't help but think to myself as I looked at her, chattering away and acting perfectly normal, "You know, if Mom decided she wanted to fuck me, or anyone, that's the way it would be." I wondered if Mom had ever fucked anyone else since she married Dad. I couldn't imagine it, but then a couple of weeks ago I.