" Then she pointed at the ceiling. They were standing under a sprig of mistletoe. Darren leaned down and kissed Cassie's cheek."Oh, I think you can do... better than that, Darren," Cassie teased, throwing her arms around his neck. Before Darren could react, they were kissing. Oh, my God, was all Darren could think. He knew Cassie could feel his reaction as his shaft hardened in a hurry. His heart raced."Wow," Cassie said softly, as she leaned back. "Damn, Nerd Boy. Now I know what Stephy sees in. Now, I want to give you this heart, it's mine and I want you to wear it always, so you'll always have it. You'll always have my heart and my love." AJ wiped her tears away with his thumbs and kissed her sweetly on the lips. He pulled back and in a whisper, asked, "Will you always wear my heart Jules, will you marry me?"Through her tears and a throat constricted with emotion Jules managed to whisper, "Yes," in a confident though wobbly voice.AJ smiled and let out a deep breath. He was so happy. Their hands were bound but from where we were I couldn't identify any of them. The remainder of the staff was standing in a small group. The entire assembly had the air of a festival or party.Susan and I waved at Bob and George and the two nurses and then stopped by ourselves. I watched as the two men were led forward to stand under the two whipping posts... I could now see they were wearing padded leather cuffs around their wrists and also around their ankles. Nate summoned four native men. "He was pointing at me, which made me want to sink even further into myseat! Alright, alright, I didn't look like the average teenage guy at theage of 16 either. In fact, I looked a lot more like Emily than I didEthan. Suffice it to say that my testosterone production was not thebest, and my slight build and unnervingly feminine features often ledpeople to mistake me for a girl. My long dark brown hair probably hadsomething to do with it too. Maybe it was time to get it cut. I had letit grow a.