You'll have plenty of more weekends before fishin' season returns. Becky," he said, turning his eyes to me, "fetch me a beer. Please."He was annoyed w...ith Jason, I could tell, but I didn't let that stop me from being the obedient little daughter and going to the fridge for him. I took my time there when I heard my dad hissing across the table at Jason. His voice was too low for me to hear but I was sure Jason was getting a mouthful. My dad hated being crossed. I waited until the hissing stopped. "Leah grabbed his hand tightly and allowed his hand to envelop hers. "Andnow we're just friends that are holding hands. How does that make youfeel?"Zach shrugged, "A little weird, but that doesn't really change anything."Suddenly Leah hopped up on her tippy toes and pecked Zach soundly on thecheek with an exaggerated kissing sound. He froze on the spot."Do I still feel like just a friend now?" Leah tested with a wry smile.She was incapable of hiding the reddening of her own cheeks.Zach didn't. 4:15 am. He had to leave in fifteen minutes and he wasn’t dressed. He laid on the bed next to me, kissed me, and cuddled me in his strong arms. “Why don’t you come by tonight after dinner, so I can finish what I started?” He asked in a soft voice. I looked at him, stunned, and still in awe of what happened. All I could do was rapidly nod my head. With that, he got up, dropped his robe, and went over to his dresser to get dressed. I laid on his bed, naked with my legs still spread as he dressed. We dried off, and dressed, and then she led me upstairs for a soft drink. We sat on the couch and cuddled while we drank them.“I didn’t mean to put pressure on you,” Katy said quietly.“Honestly, I’m not sure you had a choice. I think you’re right that if you go to California, it makes things very difficult for us. And if you decided what you want, then you had to say something. You’ve certainly given me something to think about.”“You aren’t offended by my parents’ offer?”I shook my head, “No. I.