Before getting out of the car, Adam quickly kissed me on my lips. “What? Never do this again. What if your mom or someone else would see us?” I sa...id getting angry with him. “I’m sorry,” Adam replied and got out of the car. What I said what right, but the way I said it was wrong. Adam was just showing his love to me, I liked it but I also got scared. Adam was sad because the way I talked to him. “Bye,” He said slowly and turned to walk inside his house. “Adam,” I called him. Adam turned to me. "James?" said Edith, shaking her head, " I think we shouldget a nice female name for you, but anyway, Mary will help you adjust.Yes, she's strong. She used to work at a woman's prison. I will leaveyou now." Good morning, miss," I said. I kept my manner polite, but in a tonethat told her I would stand no nonsense from her. "First, you should getwashed. I'll help you, miss." I took her arm firmly and led her to ashower stall in the bathroom. I turned it on, tested the temperature andpushed her. "Don't sit down," said Cindy, standing. "We need to go." I can't stand up right now," groaned Chad, covering his groin with both hands.Cindy's laughter tinkled."Claire's a lady. She won't look." You're not the boss of me," said Claire, staring at Chad."Stop looking at him or we'll be late," scolded Cindy. "It's your fault. I didn't know you were going to bring out the big guns or I'd have tried to prepare him." What big guns?" asked Claire."Come on," said Danny, standing up. "You're not alone.. I asked her about the call. She shook her head, “no”, and acted guilty. She was never very good at hiding anything. Looking at her Mom, who was cooking tomato sauce on the stove and had her back to us, she motioned me into another room. Down the hallway and in the den, she closed the door, shaking her head, and put her arm around my waist, as was her habit. She whispered that the call was from an old high school boyfriend, Danny. My eyebrows went up in interest. I knew who Danny was as she had.