As much as I appreciate it, I have to ask what brought it on?" Love," was her simple reply. "And thanks for what you did. Jerry is my dad. He'll alway... be my dad. But he was never around much as I grew up, even while he was still with my mother. Then, for years, he basically disappeared from our lives. I know, intellectually, that he had to fight the demons that controlled his life, but that didn't mean much to a twelve year old girl. You, however, have been a constant in my life since the day. She stood up and took me by the hand and led me out of the shop and down the block about three doors. We were at her place like that. She said she chose that place cause it was right next door and we could easily get to her place quickly. She unlocked the door and we entered a hallway at the bottom of a flight of stairs. She wrapped her arms around me and kissed me hard and deep letting me feel the tongue ring press against my tongue. I grabbed her ass with both hands and we stood there. She acted like she hadn't heard a word of his warning. "You know, Mr. Jenkins, I have always thought you were kind of cute, for an old guy that is," she purred, smiling up at him.Oh God, Tom thought, here we go again. And this time it's real trouble, she's way too young. "Katie, please, for both our sakes, leave now!"But Katie still wasn't listening. Instead she kneeled in front of him, and started opening the fly of his pants. Once again, Tom felt an uneasy feeling that nothing that was. "Thank you, Mr. Klue." No, Nancy. Thank YOU. And I'm SO glad you and your friends will bedoing everything you can for Barbie." He split the name into two well-separated syllables, as if taunting the boy hidden under the table."Take care now."Nancy brought her other foot up, got one on either side of Bobby's head,and rubbed her insoles repeatedly against his cheeks. When she at lasttold him to get back up into his chair, his hair was mussed, his faceflushed, and the colored balm on his mouth.