I returned to the kitchen and laid the table in thedining room for breakfast and went back up to them to lay out theclothes, Madam first, then Miss Le...anne and Miss Octavia last, whichagain went without issue, which was good because my bottom was on fireand as sore as hell. I worked all morning cleaning and doing all thejobs on my list. When they all went out I took advantage of the time tomake sure that my nails were perfect, my hands were easy, but my toeswere much more difficult, my bottom. As they crossed the university, both Mike and Ruthie realized that their lives were about to change. The depression that Ruthie had sunk into had completely vanished after she had been told by the cop that she was definitely not at fault for the accident and that the bicyclist, if caught, would face criminal charges. She shyly glanced over at Mike, feeling strong and yet conflicting emotions. She was grateful for his help, but more importantly, she was grateful that he actually cared about what. "And I can try better in the bed, too." He moved her toward the bedroom.Fred's and Marily's happiness increased daily. Marily had some struggle with her own feeling because Peter came to her house twice during the week and Hans invited himself over once. She was surprised that she wanted Peter and Hans, just as much as she had the first time. She enjoyed Fred more than either of them, yet there seemed to be the need within her for other men too.She hesitantly told Fred about Peter's first. He had dark wavy hair and a deep cleft in his chin. "We sure are, Kelli. Really glad you could come over."Elaine grasped Kelli's hand and pulled her in. She shut the door and said, "We've fixed a snack. It's in the upstairs rec room. We'll go up there."In the rec room, sandwiches were set out on the glass-topped table, along with pickles, olives, carrot sticks, and a vegetable dip. There were ice-cold cans of soda.The three sat down and began eating."Are you a virgin, Kelli?" Elaine asked.Kelli.