My mom walked through the living room, she was used to seeing Amanda hanging around the house, she rushed past us and said, “I have to run to work f...or an emergency, there is leftovers in the fridge if you guys get hungry, I should be home late so I am going to tell you guys now to get your work done and turn off the TV.”With that she closed the door behind her and was gone. This was not odd, Amanda and I had been home alone on several occasions and nothing remotely sexual has ever happened. So let me start the story. The day was a hot August day in the south. The air was so thick with moisture that we spent most of our time indoors during the day. Of course we did not have much choice as relatives stopped by for visits from breakfast to late afternoon. Chatting with family is fun but can be stressful. Luckily, the stress affected her parents, who quickly retired to bed soon after the dinner dishes were cleaned and put away. Rascal and I took the opportunity to open a bottle. Regardless of my motivation, The Boys were very happy, even though they thought having to pay tax on my gift sucked.I gave Prof my bank manager's card and explained to him "The bank manager needs to 'get to know me', to make sure I'm not an international terrorist plotting the downfall of the United States in between my dates with pretty girls. He wanted to know about my business, so I said I'd get my accountant to call him. He'd know better how to answer those sorts of questions, wouldn't he?". I convinced Ms DuPree, my French teacher, that I had already studied French in grade school, and asked if I could take the French I final for credit-by-exam. She was astonished when I aced it.I rooted around in the library one day, found a book I seemed to remember -- Winnie the Pooh in Russian -- and found I could read it. Yes! My great skill was intact.I talked to the coaching staff about golf -- I remembered having friends on the golf team in high school -- and sure enough I qualified..
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