.. that kind of thing,” Jennifer said as she reached for Haley. “I am worried about the long term effects on Haley and...”“Mom!” said Haley,...“I’m okay; really ... anyway, why would I need that sort of thing any more than YOU do?”“Haley,” interjected Matt, “your momma’s right. You might be okay now, but this may come back on you later, when you least expect it to. If that happens, you let your momma or me know ASAP! We will get you any private mental health assistance that you need.”“Mental. I was ableto save myself only by using my arms to let me swim forty feet downstreamtill I reached the gravel bottom. In any case, the water was still toocold; I guessed no more than forty-five degrees, for swimming.I noticed something unusual, unusual at least for this place, a spot ofbright colors. It was a girl in a blue shirt and yellow skirt cyclingdown the path in my direction. Then everything happened very quickly butI saw it like in a slow motion movie. The bike's front wheel. Hard to hear anything over the music, I got against her ear and kissed it instead of talking. She smiled and I kissed her full on the lips, my FIRST adult kiss. She warmly kissed back and our mouths opened. I felt her warm tongue hug mine for a few seconds before she pulled sharply away and told me she had a boyfriend and I shouldn’t do that again. Then she smiled sweetly and left. THAT was my FIRST French kiss.“Seemed like a mixed message to me, so I had another beer and kept looking for. .he made his share, but blamed them on others......sigh.....she would flash him a little boob once in a while and she could do no wrong.....still, she did worry just a little that he would try to find out where she went on these vacations......she did cover her tracks as best she could...with the help of Julie......Julie....was her friend from college.....still her best friend today......It was good to have a friend who was a police detective...Julie was her assigned roomate in.