Then he kind of stammered, "I can come back," and started to leave. "What's the matter," I said. "Two women in their underwear scare you?" "Very much," he said. This was fun. I liked watching him stammer. I took my arms, crossed them and grabbed the hem of my T shirt. In the most coquettish voice I could, I said, "We can take them off if you'd prefer." "That's it, I'm going to hide in our room." He turned around to leave. "No, no, come back," we practically said in unison. He looked at us skeptically. I patted the spot between me and Allison and said, "Come sit." He approached cautiously and sat between us. He has great shoulders. We both put our heads against his chest. I reached across him and took Alison's hand. Our clasped hands dropped in his lap. All of a sudden it struck me

