"You really are a sweetheart, Jenny. No, this will be our secret, justbetween us cheerleaders. Cindy won't tell anyone, and neither will theothers. We...won't even tell all of them yet. I'll go call her then, andwhile I'm gone, you can put on the corset." She untied my arms and legs."Go ahead and take that bra off first. Put it on, I'll tighten it when Iget back."She kissed me deeply. "Mmmmm, I love that taste," she said.She left, closing the door behind her. I took off the bra I was wearingand. I hate the cold, but I would love seeing them running naked through the snow.”There was a lot more cheering as the third quarter started. Having something at stake evidently helped the girls get even more into the game. It looked like we might get into scoring position a couple of times, but things fizzled. Then the Rams decided to try a field goal from south of the fifty-yard line.“Want to double the panty bet again?” Charlotte said with a grin.“Damn straight!” I shot back.The gasps from my. ”“Well,” she admitted, “your additions are going to be cheaper than mine. I thought of a cookbook. I don’t know how to cook many things. But I want to wait until after the ceremony. Mama is likely to give me one.”“Well, women have more than one cookbook. Have you ever seen the shelf in Gladys’s kitchen?”“You’re not marrying Gladys. Get very clear about that. I’m not going to exhaust one cookbook in my entire life. I just want to add a few recipes to my repertoire before you get sick of the ones. Amber had her back to me, and, kneeling on a stool next to her, was a young girl I could only assume was Lizzy. They were working on something on the back table. ‘It won’t stick all the way,’ Lizzy said, frustrated with whatever she was working on. ‘Put more glue on it,’ Amber said. ‘It’s already half on,’ Lizzy countered, ‘I can’t glue it now.’ Amber laughed patiently. ‘Peal it off first, silly,’ Amber said. I saw Lizzy’s arms moving, following the instructions. ‘See, it’s fine.’ ‘I’ll get.