He put hishand on my knee while we were talking, and gently stroked my thigh fromtime to time, which I liked very much.After a while, he told me to st...and up. I obeyed, and we both got upfrom the sofa. He grabbed my arms, and held them tightly against theside of my body. He was a strong man, much stronger than I was. Hemoved closer towards me, until our bodies were against each other. Hewas going to kiss me. I didn't know what to do, I hadn't even imaginedthat this was going to happen. I felt so. Now she wasn't so sure that she wanted to see what kind of productions her family was involved in. The thought was so alien to anything she had ever learned or thought, she was literally struck dumb. She was about to turn and leave when she heard her mother's laughter ring out from the other side of the door."I told you she'd be here," Erin heard her mother saying. "She's pulling into the drive now." I still think we should do the scene with you," Erin heard a strange voice say. "There's nobody. He told me everything he planned to do, especiallyabout the engine. It would be a reworked engine to run on methanol. Hesaid I could help if I wanted. I told him that I would like to, as longas it didn't interfere with my other things. He agreed and said thatwhenever I felt like it, I could help him out.Together we put the tarp back on the car and went back to the house. Wewere having a drink in the kitchen, talking about trivial things, whenthe doorbell rang. At the sound I jumped up,. “Only my dignity,” he grumbled as he grabbed a nearby pine limb and hauled himself to his feet. “Watch it. That little gully is deep enough in pine needles to make it slippery as hell.”Now that she knew he wasn’t hurt, she couldn’t hold back a giggle.“What are you laughing at?” he groused.“The funny sound you made when your feet went out from under you.”“Well, it might be funny tomorrow, but it darn sure isn’t just now. My ass hurts. At least I didn’t land on my pack and break something — I.