The wager was not the typical drinking wager either. Theyagreed to meet the next weekend and race from Atlantato Athens the first one to Athenswins. M...elinda added a caveat to the bet that the loser will then have toaccompany the winner to Myrtle Beach Bike week which was six months away. Afterbike week the loser will then be allowed to return to their respective group. Next Saturday came and both Melinda and Mike were ready fora fast and furious ride to Athens. WhatMike did not know was Melinda. ........and time ticked on, so did my need.I crept out of my room into hers. She was sitting on the bed and I sat beside her. She immediately hugged me, kissing my face and said "I love you so much, I missed you, BAD". I was full of questions but she started kissing my neck, which really lit my fire thenshe whispered in my ear, "make love to me", then pulled her head back and looked into my eyes. Her look was half love, half desire. She pulled her nightshirt off and was totally naked, no. " I didn't love her because of her computer skills," he said."Sure you did," the robot replied with a scoff. "You saw in her everything that you weren't. She could see the blind spots in your programs. You are very right-brained for a computer programmer. You're very creative and you tend to see things at the macro level. That's what Mother could never do, and she knew it." What did she want from me?" The same thing you wanted from her," Marianne lifted her head off his shoulder and looked him. She had driven home but couldn’t get out of the car. She was drunk as a skunk. I unhooked her seatbelt, grabbed her under her arms, and pulled her out of the car. I grabbed her right under her breasts while Teddy grabbed his mother’s feet. Together we got her in the house but that was as far as Teddy could carry her. Apparently she had let him stay home along while she went drinking. My mother would turn her in for child abuse. She certainly wouldn’t let an eight-year-old boy stay home alone. I.