Bracing himself for the thump of hitting the ground, he was surprised tofind he was floating gently down with Angel."Thanks Angel, That was a much nic...er landing. Where are we now? When arewe, for that matter?" We're back in your bedroom. It's November, the year before you graduatefrom High School. You went away for a year of college after yougraduated, but that didn't go so well. Do you know why?" Basically, I didn't want to go to college. I wasn't ready, and I justdidn't go to my classes. I. I tightened my grip on her. “Younger guys aren’t good at it, are they?” She whispered against my chest. “A lot of times, no, they’re not sweetheart,” I told her. “But you have to understand you are beyond most guys’ wildest dreams and that can be kind of a problem for them.” “Can you?” She began and I said yeah and laid her down on her bed, as she was still crying. Who was this girl, really? I pulled down the top of her prom dress and realized I was still getting familiar with the new breasts,. A couple hours later, boredom and a genuine worry about my mother forced me out of my room. I hadn't heard a peep from mom since she'd ordered me to leave. I found her in the living room, sitting straight up on the couch, staring at the curtains like a prairie dog.When she heard me sit down beside her, she blinked. "I'm afraid your father must be delayed at work." She patted my knee and tried to look consoling."Mom, dad died three years ago." I chose to remind her. I thought maybe I could snap. She cast a quick look at the handsome profile of the man sifting next to her as he spoke to the bartender. He certainly was a strong-looking man-like Dan, but with the extra years of maturity that made him something of a mystery to the intoxicated twenty-three-year-old. When Luke turned to her and asked her to dance, she said "yes" before she had had time to think about it.It had not been a wise move. Gliding around the floor in the older man's masterful arms turned all Sue's defense mechanisms.