" I bet a pair of pants," I giggled and stuck my tongue out.Joanne snorted, and turned to Janet. "Okay, your turn..."Joanne's voice trailed off as Jan...t put her cards down, squirmed aroundand tossed her panties on the pile. Everyone howled. My eyes goggledat that. I was starting to lean down when Nikki smacked me on my ear."Ow!" Eyes front, Danny!" Okay, okay!" I rubbed my ear.Janet was beet red but continued on, as if nothing unusual justhappened. "So who's next?" Goddamnit!" Drew threw. ‘Do what?’ I blinked at him. ‘Switch.’ Cory said. ‘I’ll send a note in to Amber asking her to go with me instead of playboy over here. And he can use his skills to get Bianca instead.’ ‘Bait and switch.’ Jack said. ‘I like it.’ I suspected Cory was just being lazy since he said he would give a note to Jack for him to pass through the same route, but I didn’t care. As long as they got them both there and they fought and did a walk of shame back into town, I would be happy. Cory took his sweet. The closer the time, the more she wondered whether she should deny herself the relief she craved in anticipation of… Strange. As much intimacy as they had shared not to mention the intimacies she (and presumably he) had experienced separately as a result of their relationship, she felt much like an adolescent. As much as she wanted him, needed him, there remained the fear that she wouldn’t feel that way on meeting him. Worse, she feared that he wouldn’t want her. They were lovers, new lovers. I just wish your Mom...' 'Me too. Wearing her gown almost makes up for her being gone... No, that's not right. Nothing can make up for that, but I feel connected to her. Make sense?' 'As much as you want. So, the gown fits?' 'Oh, yes! Aunt Myra did a great job with the alterations. Not that it needed much. I'm only an inch-and-a-half taller than Mom and about two inches bigger everywhere else except my waist. We're both twenty-four inches there.' 'Well, you can thank your Great-Grandmother.