” Beth looked at me questioningly. “She wants a relationship. The only thing I might offer her is sex. Beyond that, she’s not there for me and m...y attention is already centered elsewhere.”Beth hugged me. “Let’s go then. I’ll leave her a quick note while I change.”“I could help.”“Then, we might never go out and Susan would sense an invitation that neither of us plan to send.” She gave me a light kiss as she left my embrace for her room. She came out wearing a skirt and blouse outfit that was. Will you direct the proceedings?’ asked Tom, wisely not wanting to risk crossing the line somewhere by directing Sherry. ‘Good idea, Dad. Sherry, take off your jeans and hand them to Dad,’ said Matt. Sherry stood up and unzipped her blue jeans and stepped out of them and handed them over to Tom. ‘T-Shirt,’ said Matt, simply. Sherry raised her white T-Shirt over her head and stood in front of her future in-laws clad in her white bra and panties. She had been naked before them the previous. I loved Wendy, not just as a beautiful young lady, but she was the partner I had been seeking in so many ways. Yet, I could feel that she gave ground to me too often, and was even more timid with anyone else. I wanted her to be confident in herself, and was struggling to figure out how to make that happen.Unfortunately, the period between waking and breakfast is far too short to find answers to such complex questions. Wendy and I dashed out the door about ten minutes before my usual time. We. Woo gave me tiger balm for my sores and I heard David needed dental surgery and also x-rays for possible broken bones in his arms, hands, and ribs.My stock went up at school. I was no longer a nerd or dork but Tommy now. All the kids treated me diffently and the seniors hated me but were frightened to try anything. Claire was an outcast and a slut now. Our worlds had changed as she had been popular and me a dork.I had always been close to Claire and we always talked. She had sought my advice.