“Kara, you know I love you, but that’s just over the line,” he said sternly. “We know that many of the kids wouldn’t hesitate to get naked, ...but some would do it only reluctantly - out of peer pressure. And some won’t. We saw that a couple of years ago when some of the kids walked out. Now, you want to add hugging? That’s a whole different thing. Night and day! I can tell Steve isn’t altogether comfortable with it. He still has issues hugging clothed, let alone naked! You can’t put that kind of. . um ... perhaps we could ... should ... let’s have a look in another dorm room. That one is a bit untidy I think. People might be embarrassed or something.”Jessie spun about and was about to head off in the opposite direction when her mother cut in with, “Oh, nonsense child! What mother hasn’t seen an untidy room before.”And before Jessie could protest Glenda Harper had bustled into the ‘messy dorm room’ to find it anything but! In fact it looked remarkably clean for a room used mostly by. We, or should I say she, fought the traffic for the better part of a year until I was able to transfer to another store closer to where she worked. We found a new apartment about seven miles from her job and signed a year’s lease. Egan was a growing city, eighth largest in the state, and had all the things we both liked to do. Biking or rollerblading around one of the lakes got to be a Sunday morning ritual. Shopping at the Mall of America could keep Heather and her girl friends busy for hours.. Why didn’t you…?’ Helen asked. ‘Because he didn’t know which one,’ Jane interrupted. ‘He didn’t know that we would be happy to share,’ Ruth added. ‘And we will,’ Helen said. ‘We don’t want to remarry. That would be too complicated with all the grandchildren we have. What we want is Paul to be a partner for more than dancing and social events. You don’t object, do you, Paul?’ I couldn’t answer at once. Ruth was kissing me too effectively. Jane’s hand was encouraging my erection. Soon I wasn’t.