He pulledthe ring back off and looked at it again. Then remembering that Jamie wasgoing to meet him in a few minutes he said, "I got to go mom. Thanks... forthe ring," and ran out the door, shoving the ring in his pocket, puttingit out of his mind for the minute. The trip to school was just like normal, except that when he ran intoJamie, Jamie gave him an old video game for his present saying, "I don'tplay it anymore and I know you liked that one." Scott, the kid who alwaystried to start a fight. " I'm just a late bloomer I suppose," I replied. Maybe now is not the timeto tell her I'm also "Student of the Month." I saw you making out with guys," She came closer. I can smell thealcohol on her breath. "And girls." She came closer. "And my friends."I stepped backwards and my back hit the wall."What is it that draws them to you?" she glances down at my lips. Sheisn't seriously going to kiss me is she?"Amber, are you drunk?"From the hallway I could hear Julie's voice. "Chris, what are you. I was working exclusively for Rainbow Talent this summer, filling in for my mother’s personal assistant who was on maternity leave. Working for my mother was a great experience because I learned a lot about dealing with difficult people from her. She had a knack for reading people and figuring out what would motivate them. She could be sugar sweet or hard as nails. I was in awe as I watched her deal with the gigantic egos some of her clients displayed; she made it look easy. Mother did not seek. She felt a twinge of embarrassment at how hot and bothered she'd gotten kissing Brad in front of a roomful of people at Terry's party, but it wasn't enough to make her regret what she did. She had never in her life been kissed the way Brad kissed her, and she wanted nothing more than to have Brad do it again.She wanted a wild night of sex with him before her husband Bill arrived in the morning on the red eye flight from California. She had never been like this before; it was shocking to think.