" I'll ask Mom when she gets home when a good time is. I'll invite Carol over for dinner and she can even spend the night if she wants. She was very h...elpful getting us together when you were off school so I'm happy to return the favor, especially if she's depressed about something. I'll cheer her up right now by calling and telling her." Julia grabbed the phone and started dialing.I suddenly had a silly thought: I felt a surge of pride that such a beautiful girl knew my home number from memory.. "Our lives were the same but they were different, too. I guess I always saw you as someone who would want to get away from what we used to do. I think right when we first met was when you started having doubts about your future. I don't mean that you ever doubted that you were faster than any man you'd face. But you started to doubt if it was worth what it was costing you on the inside. We were introduced when I hired on with that outfit in Nebraska. But I'd seen you a time or two before."I bet. “The young lady is, adventurous, once she opens up. I shouldn’t be telling you this but I know that you care for her even more deeply than you let on, but she too has some confidence issues. You realize that Penny and I have been working with her somewhat longer than we have with you. Michelle was not so… adept… at picking up so many things that you seemed to grasp instinctively from the beginning. The kissing exercise you participated in with Michelle meant far more to her than you can. It’s because I trust you. I don’t mind if it’s embarrassing if it’s with you but with anyone else…I don’t want anyone else to know.”Trust. It was a big word for kids our age, but its profound meaning wasn’t lost on us.“Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. And even if I do, it’ll be because I trust you to trust me.”“Thanks…wait what?!”Of course I meant it as a joke that time, and it didn’t even make a lot of sense. After that we just sort of fell asleep naked. We’d just laugh about that experience.