” Melody looked a little shocked at that.Frank said, “It does make the driving ‘hard’ when she does that.” Pam gave him a little loving sque...eze.She said to Melody. “Hearing married folk talk can be embarrassing, can’t it?” She grinned.Melody said, “It surprises me from you. We were both raised in a very suppressive atmosphere. I just never realized how much until I started junior college. It still bumps me sometimes. You were my idol from the time I was ten. You were the one who went to regular. Jack did as he was asked, slowing the boat and setting the autopilot. Jeri went down the ladder first, followed by Kim and Sally. Tom and Jack waited until they were in the cockpit before going down to join them. Jeri began taking out rods, placed them into holders and then showed the teens how to attach the bait.Once the rods were ready, Jeri showed them how to set the lines and use the downriggers before going back up to the bridge."Okay, I'm going to start our troll," Jeri said, looking down. ”“Then I guess you’ll just have to make sure no former boy friends try to shoot you, won’t you?”Smiling at the joke, Francine replied, “It a deal. I won’t get shot and you won’t take the bullet.”Valerie’s face went serious, showing her concern. “Are you okay? Are you up to this?”“I don’t know. I’m scared. I don’t know if I can be trusted behind the whip.”Valerie took her friend’s face between her hands, looking into the eyes of the person she was intending to allow to do anything she wanted to. His best friend Mike was fortunate to have a friend with a sister called Mary. Kevin didn't know either Mike's friend or the sister but he didn't mind when Mike brought Mary along with them to a movie or the mall. Mary had also just turned 18 but she had oodles of experience with giving oral support to the football team and even allowed her math teacher to avail himself of the tight residence inside her back door when he became bored with endless paper grading. She was also a virgin and Mike.