. one way or another. She was every bit as talented as her mother, Diana, and she'd always thought her slightly superior intellect had come from her f...ather ... Her Daddy, Charles, was a highly intelligent and rational man, but she'd not inherited her smarts from him ... except maybe by osmosis.Her biological father, Thomas Seldon, was also very intelligent and a logical thinker as well as a very brave and confidant man, from whom she must have gained her inherent self-confidence. Megan had. " I don't know, you might be right." Of course! I'm always right," she grinned, shooting me an elbow in my side. "Besides, there will be a lot of other people there. I'll be surprised if we get to talk to her alone at all." On a more mundane subject, who all *is* going to be there tonight?" The usual crowd. The two of us, Ann of course, Rob, Mark and Heather, and Barb." I'm sure I don't have to tell you, but --" Ann doesn't want us to tell anyone. Of course not." Not until we know for sure,. Um, asking me if I... ah, want to become... um, romanticly involved with you?"Becky just nodded, turning a darker shade of crimson."I would love that. The moment I saw you I knew I would never feel the same about anyone else, but I thought I was doomed to only know unrequited love." They hugged, and walked home to do a little more celebrateing, before falling asleep in each others arms.AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER...3) In the nick of time.Daren was takeing a shortcut through an alley when. I heard a car honk and knew that was Jess out front. I grabbed a handbag and jumped in the passenger seat of her car. She smiled, as she looked me up and down."I like!" she said. As I went to put on the seatbelt my denim skirt rode up revealing my red nickers to her. She placed a hand on my exposed thigh and rubbed it. "I like a lot." She added with a twinkle in her eye.Thirty minutes later we were parked and walking into the arena. It was all ready growing with people. Jess had brought ground.