. me!A hand rose between mother and I, grasping the laundered pants from her hands to throw it back onto the pile of clothing on her bed. Her hands dr...opped to her sides and she faced me uncharacteristically quiet.At that point I was ready to turn and run, this was insane, crazy! My heart was thumping so violently that I felt like it was the cause of those random shivers that ran through me.But a quick glance down would give me the resolve to continue, acting more on instinct than experience or. It shouldn't shock me, because I often played third in high school. I saw the girls arrive during the second inning, but it seemed as if there was a crowd.My first at bat was a disaster. I was thrown a ball so far outside I couldn't have touched it with the end of the bat, but it was called a strike. I didn't say anything, but the catcher even gave me the look. The look of 'we got away with something there'.The next pitch bounced across the plate and I looked back at the ump to challenge him to. She said, "Mr. Mann, I'm so sorry, I guess my button must have just come undone. Is that what you were looking at?" "Jenny, you are such a beautiful girl, I can't lie to you, I was looking a little to much where I should not have been." "Oh that's OK Mr. Mann. I really do like you, so I'm flattered that you are starring at my blouse." While starring back at me, Jenny slowly moved her fingers down to the next button and kind of played with it, as she spoke. She then lowered her eyes to watch as. ’ I should have said something witty and cleaver here but I was tongue tied. ‘Have you had many girl friends?’ ‘No. I haven’t.’ I also said with a tinge of sadness. ‘None at all?’ She twigged. ‘No.’ Again I should have said something here, and I think Carol was thinking the same, I was too scared. But she still needed a place to stay. ‘So what are you going to do tonight?’ ‘I just don’t know, it is Sarah’s car and tent, my bag is still in the car, I have some money on me, but where can I.