"It's not that, exactly," she said. "I'm just not ready to commit to Rich. He's gaga over Lionel and Lamar, but I'm not that committed. Maybe someday.... But it's too soon for me to be in a casa." I'm beginning to think that we should have kept all the second generation clan members out of casas," I sighed. "We put a lot of pressure on you inadvertently." Oh, it was nice having like a designated big brother and big sister," she said. "I think Lionel and Sugar liked having someone else they were. .. I'm pooped!", he lied."That's ok!", replied Tina, "Well, here we are... this is Pam's and your room..... Billy's is in the one across the hall, and I've put the girl's in in the one next to that." Great! Thank's Sis." said Ray, tossing his bags on the bed."If you want to freshen up a little, the bathroom's at the end of the hall." smiled Tina, "When you've got yourself organized, come down into the kitchen for coffee. I want to hear all the gossip from back home."Tina gave her brother a. I especially wanted Catla, Rayta, and Daro to be there paying special attention to what I was doing and teaching. I hadn't given enough effort toward teaching anyone else my methods before, but I would be this time and I wanted them to learn too.Our first job was getting the hobbled horses into the riding rotation. I already had a handle on the stallion and lead mare and I fully planned on keeping them for myself, so it left us eight to deal with today. I sent a man each to catch and unhobble. " Even at sixteen, Stevie had foundthat the short girls he had dated were almost inevitably moreauthoritative around boys. Anxious to prove their femininity, they exudeda tough persona that Stevie had occasionally found frightening. High school boys in general were fearful of girls, and more than a littleenvious. Up to high school both girls and boys had fairly limited freedomof choice. Sure, girls could stay out a little later, and when they hadjunior high dances they were optional for girls,.