He stroked her back and just held her.He let her sit back up when he felt her pull away from him a few minutes later. She looked at him with sorrow. �...�You shouldn’t have accepted the ring to help me, Marty. You are now bound to me forever.”He brushed the stray wet lock from her beautiful face and smiled at her with love. “I know, but I can’t accept that it is a bad thing to be yours, Mary,” he told her softly.“Oh, Marty, the ring can exact a huge price from you. Your life will not be the same.. I put the keyboard directly in front of her bed and turned the volume down to almost nothing. I then asked Julia to close the door. I wanted to neither bother anyone nor attract a crowd. I wanted this to be a private performance, if indeed it could be called that, for my sweetheart. I pounded out a couple of simple pieces, just to warm up. Then, I turned to Julia."Got any requests?" I suddenly asked her."Do you know any Beatles songs?" I think I might," I said with a sly grin. I proceeded to. "Go to the gym after school" she whispered. *******The final bell rang after what seemed like a neverending period of time, and I ran as fast as I could to the gym. Of course there was no one there after school. There she was waiting for me. "So Jacob I've been noticing you've been all over me today" said Sammy. I couldnt even say a word, I was so nervous. "Oh come here already Jacob" as she pulled me over. I. She had been in Cutie's bathroom dozens of times, and seeing her friend naked was no big deal -- they saw each other naked at least five times a week after PE or Swim Team practices. Some weeks, when there were extra practices, and a Saturday practice or a meet, they might be naked together ten or more times. They had been at sleep overs and they showered together then as well. They had used the shared showers to pass secrets back and forth, reasoning that no one could hear them over the water..