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The weeks sailed by. Schoolwork kept us busy. Crystal and I still continued our evening walks, unless the weather was too bad, and also snatched every morning opportunity to walk when we could. Our hayloft hideaway became our private love-making hangout. We experimented with numerous pleasurable activities that did not result in depriving my loved one of her virginity.
Once Crystal and I became girlfriend and boyfriend, which we continued to keep a secret from everyone except our two families, Mom and Crystal’s mother began to telephone each other on a regular basis, becoming good, long-distance friends. We had not visited Crystal’s parents throughout the school year to that point in time, so Cassandra insisted we do so for the special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mom and
