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Always With Me - 3
by Secret DC Guy (secretdcguy@hotmail.com)

***

Brian and JJ's friendship continues to grow, but Brian 
learns about some of his new friend's imperfections—and 
some of his own. (FF, ped, rom, ws)

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Author Note: Remember all rights are reserved for the 
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Chapter 3: What the Past Gives Us

I was sitting in bed, looking at a comic book, and 
trying to find a way to get tired. My parents had 
already left the room, and I didn't expect them back, 
though I couldn't be sure. They'd been suspicious when I 
told them that I wanted to sleep with my bedside light 
on. I'm sure they thought I was going to stay up reading 
all night or something. However, when I said that 
talking about Julia earlier today made me scared, they 
relented. It was a lie, but I'm not sure how they would 
have reacted I'd said that JJ wanted to be able to look 
over and see that I was there.

Suddenly, I heard a muffled shout, "Hey, Brian. Can you 
hear me?"

Walking over to the window, I saw JJ across the way. She 
had the screen up and was leaning out the window as far 
as she could. She seemed excited again, and I was afraid 
that she might just bounce out the window.

"Yeah, I can," I responded. "Please don't fall out."

"Oh, sorry," she said, pulling herself back inside. 
"Isn't this great! We can talk any time we want. And 
nobody can hear us!"

I wasn't so sure about nobody hearing us, but it was 
really nice to have a friend I could talk to just about 
whenever I wanted. After I agreed that it was great, I 
felt the need to say something about how much fun I'd 
had that day. I wanted to say how much I wanted to be 
with her again. I even wanted to tell her that if I 
could jump that far, I'd crawl right into bed with her.

However, before I could confess, JJ's face turned 
serious. "Brian, would it scare you if you saw me 
sitting in the window watching you sleep?"

The idea freaked me out, as the thought of waking up to 
someone staring at me was as weird as anything I could 
think of. However, before I could form any words about 
how to say that, I found myself saying, "I can deal with 
it. Why?"

"It's just that some nights I feel lonely. I don't know 
why, but I think seeing you would make me feel better," 
JJ answered. She was no longer looking at me. Instead, 
her eyes were focused on the small piece of lawn between 
the houses. My heart melted.

"JJ, if you need to do it, I guess it's OK," I 
responded, trying to give her a reassuring smile.

"Thanks, Brian," she said gazing at me and smiling. 
Though beautiful, her face looked more wistful than 
angelic. There even seemed to be a resigned sadness 
buried behind it. "Make me another promise, Brian. 
Sometimes I do something really embarrassing when I 
sleep. Promise me you won't laugh and you'll still be my 
friend."

I didn't want to tell her that I'd already seen her 
drooling, but I thought she might be upset if I said so. 
Instead, I just promised her that I would be her friend 
no matter what. With that reassurance, the angelic smile 
returned and she excused herself to bed. Suddenly 
feeling tired, I slid back under my covers.

*  *  *

"Mom! Dad! It happened again!"

The shout woke me from a shallow sleep. I didn't look at 
my clock, but judging by how quiet it was outside, I 
knew it must be very late. Softly, I snuck over to my 
window to see if JJ was OK. I tried to be as discreet as 
possible, but she saw me immediately. I could tell she 
was crying because her face was red and scrunched. She 
started making some kind of motion with her hand that I 
somehow realized meant I should turn off my light. 

At first I was confused, since she said that seeing me 
might make her feel better if something were wrong, but 
then I remember that my mother used to make sure lights 
were off before she looked out a window at night. She 
said that if a room was dark, people couldn't see in the 
window. I turned my bedside light off just in time for 
the JJ's parents to enter the room. After cautiously 
looking at the bed—something that seemed odd—they both 
sat down and hugged JJ. For a few minutes none of them 
moved.

Then I heard her mother's voice for the first time. "Was 
there a dream this time?"

"I don't remember. I just woke up and it was happening," 
JJ impatiently replied.

"It's OK, JJ," her father reassured. "The doctor told us 
this might keep happening. But remember he told us that 
asking the questions might help figure out what will 
help."

"I know, dad," JJ said as she started to cry again. "But 
we moved up here so this would stop. I'm just afraid 
that people are going to laugh at me just like they did 
at our old home. I don't want to have no friends again."

"Don't worry," her mother said pulling her into a hug. 
"Friends will come. What about that boy next door? You 
seemed to get along."

"Brian's not a friend…" I felt crushed, as her words 
trailed off. I was so hurt that I almost missed her 
finish, "He promised me he'll always be with me. He 
won't forget me like all my friends did."

Her father chuckled and joined the hug. "When he finds 
out, I'm sure he'll understand."

"He will?" JJ asked, as she pulled back and looked in 
her father's eyes, searching to see if that was a 
promise. 

"He's a good kid. I'm sure he will." Her father said. I 
had to duck as he walked over to her window and closed 
the blinds. I heard JJ say something in the background, 
but her father firmly replied, "You can put them back up 
when you're done."

About five minutes later, the blinds opened again. JJ 
was alone in her room. I quickly turned my bedside lamp 
back on and went to the window. She looked as if she 
were trying to tell me something, but wanted to cry even 
more. All I could think to do was to smile, wave, and 
put out my arms like I wanted to hug her. It brought a 
smile to JJ's face, not quite the angelic smile I loved, 
but a deeply sincere one none the less. She quickly blew 
me a kiss, waved, then headed back to bed.

*  *  *

Mondays were the one day I always got up early during 
the summer. It was the first day of the work week, and 
for some reason I thought it would be good luck to see 
my dad off to work. Other days he'd be gone before I 
awoke—bankers don't really keep bankers' hours. This 
morning I kissed my father good-bye and waved as he got 
into his car and rumbled down the street.

I was still sitting at the kitchen table eating 
breakfast, when I heard a knock at the back door. My 
mother was in the basement doing laundry, so I got up to 
answer it. There in the morning sunshine was JJ standing 
in a summer skirt and a t-shirt, beaming with her 
angelic smile. She gave me a big hug, then stood back 
and looked deeply into my eyes. It wasn't quite as if 
she were searching my soul for something, rather it was 
like she was looking into a box to make sure some 
treasure was still there. 

For a minute we didn't say anything, but eventually, JJ 
told me that she wanted to tell me something really 
important. I figured it had something to do with last 
night because she was obviously very nervous. Wanting 
put her at ease, I led her inside and had her sit 
opposite me at the kitchen table. Even then, it seemed 
she couldn't work up the nerve to tell me.

Then any chance of JJ telling me disappeared a few 
minutes later. The knock had brought my mother back 
upstairs. Smiling, she offered JJ some breakfast. After 
protesting that she already eaten, JJ did accept a bowl 
of strawberries. As we sat finishing our breakfast, my 
mother asked us about our plans for the day. Since JJ 
didn't really have any idea about what there was to do 
in the neighborhood, my mother suggested that I walk her 
around a bit. She'd leave the back door open for us, as 
she was going over to help JJ's mother unpack.

Neither of us was allowed to cross the street by 
ourselves, even though it was a pretty quiet street, so 
we walked up the block one way. There really weren't any 
kids up that side, but at the end of the long block, 
there was a corner store. My mother had given us each a 
dollar, so we each bought a can of coke and a candy bar. 
We had thought about sitting on the stoop while we ate, 
Mr. Johnson didn't mind when kids did that, but instead 
we started walking back towards my house.

We intended to walk to the other end of the block, but 
just after we had passed our houses we saw a group of 
teenagers in front of us. All of a sudden they started 
running towards us, one shouting "If it isn't Bri-Bri 
Shafer with the new girl. Gonna get married and have 
some babies?" I recognized the laugh and turned to JJ to 
explain, but it was too late.

As soon as the boys started running towards us, JJ 
dropped her coke can and screamed. Before I realized 
what happened, she had bolted back down the street and 
turned into her yard. I saw her take the steps two at 
time then pound on the front door. I ran after her, but 
was only halfway there when the door opened and she went 
inside.

I stood stunned trying to figure out what happened, when 
I heard a voice behind me. "Jeeze, Cousin. 

What got into her?"

I turned around to see my cousin Tony with a group of 
his friends. "I think you scared her," was all I could 
say as I walked back up the street towards them.

Tony eyes fell to the ground. While he tried to 
cultivate a tough guy image, he was really very caring, 
and his friends were much the same. During the school 
year they were into sports and girls, but on summer 
days, they were a 'gang' protecting the neighborhood. It 
really meant that they just hung out in one of their 
yards and rode their bikes around a lot. While everyone 
thought they could be doing better things with their 
time, everyone appreciated that they kept an eye out for 
the younger kids. Though they'd act like punks about it, 
they would regularly walk kids home when it was getting 
a bit too dark. In all, they were really good guys. 

"Ah heck," Tony sighed. "I didn't mean to do that. I 
just wanted to tease my favorite cousin a little. 

Think she's OK?"

I wasn't sure whether she would be because I still had 
no idea what really happened. I told Tony that I had 
only met her yesterday, so I didn't know. Concerned, he 
asked if I could walk him to her house so he could 
apologize. As we turned towards her house, he got a 
strange look on his face and said, "Damn, I can't 
believe she dropped an entire can of Coke."

Looking down I saw a big wet spot on the ground. That 
was odd because she had been drinking her Coke since we 
left the store, and should have been mostly done by now. 
In addition, there was a series of drips going down the 
street. I looked up at Tony and said, "She must have 
gotten it on her clothes or something. Look how the 
drips go down the block."

Tony agreed that it was odd as we walked to JJ's house. 
When we knocked at the door, my mother answered. Her 
hair was messed and she was sweating. I couldn't 
understand how helping JJ's mom unpack could make her 
look so disheveled. My mother also was furious. I guess 
she hadn't heard the whole story, so she lay into Tony 
about scaring JJ. When Tony explained that he didn't 
mean any harm, my mother calmed down, but still looked 
very frustrated. 

In a few minutes, JJ's mother came down the stairs. My 
mother introduced Tony, who asked if he could apologize. 
Mrs. Jenkins went back up for a few minutes, and then 
invited us to come as well. JJ was willing to listen to 
Tony; the only thing was that she wanted to talk through 
a closed door, which seemed really strange to me.

When we got to the door, I knocked. From the other side, 
JJ said, "Is that you, Brian."

"Yeah," I replied. "Me and my cousin Tony."

Tony jumped in. "Hi, JJ. I'm really sorry that I scared 
you. I just wanted to tease, Brian a bit. You see we're 
cousins, and I do that a lot."

"Yeah, he does," I replied, trying to convey that I 
liked the attention Tony gave me.

"So you didn't mean anything about Brian and me having 
babies?" JJ whimpered from the other side of the door. 

"Jeeze," Tony sighed, looking exasperated. "I didn't 
mean anything by that. I was just…" Tony didn't finish 
what he was saying, and JJ didn't say anything from the 
other side of the door. For me it was extremely awkward. 
Finally, I asked, "So is everything all right?"

"Sure. I'm just really embarrassed," JJ quietly said.

Tony perked up a bit and tried to reassure JJ, "Come on. 
It's happened to all of us. Do you know how many times 
I've had the piss scared out of me?"

"It's happened to you too?" JJ asked.

"Yep, so you shouldn't feel bad about it," Tony 
continued. "I mean, the spilling Coke all over yourself 
is kinda new, but how about I buy you another one."

"Spilling my Coke?" JJ asked. She seemed surprised by 
what Tony said.

"Yeah," I interjected. "We figured when it spilled and 
got on your clothes because there were drips all down 
the sidewalk."

JJ paused for a second, the said, "It would be great if 
you got me another Coke. That's what I'm embarrassed 
about."

"OK, then do you want to go get one now," I asked, ready 
to get back to the day I'd been sharing with her.

"Umm... Actually… I feel kinda sick," JJ said quietly. 
"Can I come over tomorrow?"

"Yeah," I said. I couldn't help but be disappointed.

"I'll make it up to you, Brian," JJ said. I couldn't see 
her face, but she sounded very serious. 

After exchanging good-byes with JJ, Tony and I went back 
downstairs. Mrs. Jenkins and my mom were talking, both 
seeming fidgety. As we headed for the door, my mom 
hugged Mrs. Jenkins and said she'd be back over 
tomorrow. On the porch I asked her why she didn't stay 
to help unpack, but she said it would be hard to get 
stuff done with JJ home and sick.

Out on the street, Tony said good-bye and went to join 
his friends. With nothing left to do for the day, my 
mother suggested we go to the mall, and then go for ice 
cream. That sounded good to me. 

*  *  *

After dinner and bath, I was waiting in my room with 
blinds up and the lights off. I wanted to see JJ, but I 
didn't want anyone to think that I was waiting to peep 
in her window. Her blinds had been down all day and her 
lights had never come on, so I couldn't tell if she were 
in her room or not. However, I figured that she still 
had unpacking to do and must have been at that all day.

Just about 8:30, I saw the light come on behind the 
blinds.

"Just wear one, sweetheart. It'll make it easier," I 
heard her father say.

"No!" JJ screamed. "It's embarrassing."

"Nobody's go to know, dear," her mother tried to add.

"Brian will!" 

"I don't see how he will, honey," her mother said. "But 
I thought you were going to tell him tomorrow anyway."

I could hear JJ crying in the background, "I'm scared, 
mom. What if I tell him, and he doesn't like me 
anymore?"

Her words cut. I know I hadn't known JJ long enough to 
have her trust me yet, but I really couldn't think of 
anything that would change my feelings for her. I 
decided that no matter what she told me, I wouldn't 
laugh or tease her. Whatever, she was going to tell me 
was apparently very hard for her to talk about. I 
wouldn't make it any harder.

JJ's room got quiet, though I'm sure I heard her mother 
quietly comforting her as JJ softly whimpered. After 
about half an hour, I could tell the big light went off 
and the bedside light came on. A few minutes later, JJ 
opened the blinds. It looked like she was going to call 
for me, but when she saw me sitting in the window she 
just waved and sat in hers. For a few minutes neither of 
us said anything. Finally she asked if I were going to 
be home the next day. After I said yes, she smiled and 
said she would come over for breakfast. Then she waved 
good night and went to bed.

I sat for a few more minutes watching her until she fell 
asleep. At first, she looked her usual angelic self, but 
soon enough her mouth opened and she started to drool. I 
smiled, for some reason that made her perfect.

*  *  *

JJ must have thought that I got up every day at the same 
time I had on Monday because when I came downstairs she 
was sitting at the kitchen table eating an apple and 
talking with my mother. Her baseball mitt was sitting on 
the floor next to the table, and she was wearing her 
Yankees hat and jersey. On the bottom she had a pair of 
white pinstriped shorts that I guess were supposed to go 
with the shirt, though they really didn't. When I sat 
down next to JJ, she gave me a tentative smile, but then 
leaned over and hugged me.

My mother beamed with a smile, then told us that we were 
on our own today. She and Mrs. Jenkins were going to be 
busy unpacking and didn't want to be disturbed. She had 
already made cheese sandwiches for our lunch, and all we 
needed to do was get them out of the fridge. She had 
also put some chips on the counter and gave us some 
money to get a candy bar.

We spent a good portion of the morning throwing a 
baseball around and generally goofing off. It was 
summer, so we really didn't have anything to do. About 
noon, Tony and his friends came by to see if we were 
around. After proper introductions, my cousin was true 
to his word, and bought us Cokes at the corner store. 
They sat with us for a while, I guess to make sure that 
JJ was comfortable with them, but eventually they left 
to go ride their bicycles to the other side of town. 

We had already spent a good portion of the day together, 
but JJ still hadn't told me what she had wanted to. It 
bothered me a little, and I wondered if she really 
didn't trust me. On the other hand, we were having a lot 
of fun together. I really didn't want that to end. One 
thing I was afraid was letting JJ get bored. Even though 
we were on our own today, we were still limited to one 
block. So we'd have to make our own fun. For some 
reason, I thought the best thing to do would be to walk 
home along the railroad tracks. At first, JJ seemed 
uncertain, but eventually she agreed.

The walk along the tracks was uneventful until we got 
close to houses. At one time, there had been a lot of 
factories along the tracks, but today there were hardly 
any, so it was rare for a train to come by. But they did 
come, usually at the most unexpected times. Starting at 
my house and continuing to the far end of the block was 
a large open field. But before that the tracks were 
lined with trees. We had just reached the field, when we 
heard a train whistle blow. 

I don't know why I didn't hear the train earlier, but it 
was very close behind us. Even though the gravel 
shoulder at the side of the tracks was wide, I knew we 
needed to get off the tracks. I was the one closer to 
the tracks, with JJ between me and a hill that descended 
into the field. As I turned, I realized that she was 
frozen in place, petrified that we were so close to the 
train. Instead of trying to get her to move, I grabbed 
her and pushed off. We ended up rolling down the hill 
together. 

When we got to the bottom, I stood up and looked around. 
I had some scratches from rolling down the hill, so I 
figured that JJ had a few too. However when the noise of 
the train had passed, I noticed that JJ was crying. 
Thinking she might be hurt badly, I crouched down in 
front of her. It was then I realized what happened. Her 
crotch was wet and I could smell pee. JJ had wet her 
pants.

I must have looked shocked because JJ sprung up and 
tried to run away. Before she could, I grabbed her hand 
and stopped her. She faced me with tears streaming down 
her face. "I'm so sorry," was all she could say.

I didn't know what else to do, so I hugged her and told 
her it would be OK. Then she started to explain that 
ever since people found out what Mike was doing to her, 
she had been having problems. At night she would have 
dreams and wet the bed. Whenever she got really scared, 
she would pee her pants. She had seen doctors, but they 
couldn't make it stop.

"I'm so embarrassed, Brian," she whimpered to me. "I was 
going to tell you today, but I was having so much fun, I 
didn't know when to say it."

"It's OK," I replied. Then I remembered what she had 
said to her parents the night before, so I said, "I 
still want to be your friend."

JJ started to cry, though this time I could tell that 
she was crying with happiness. Throwing her arms around 
my neck and jumping at me, she knocked me back onto the 
hill, so I was sitting and she was kneeling on me. My 
head was about the level of her chest, but somehow still 
managed to look at each other's eyes. This close, I 
could tell hers were a deep green like the emerald 
pendant my mother wore every Saint Patrick's Day. They 
were warm and welcoming, but distant at the same time. 
Even at six years old, I could tell that this girl had 
been hurt badly in her life. 

I could also feel our bodies pressed together. The way 
we were sitting, her privates pressed down on my wee-
wee. I could feel the damp warmth of her shorts pressed 
against mine, and I could feel myself getting hard and 
the tickle I had felt when I had seen JJ naked appeared. 
JJ must have felt it as well, because she quietly asked 
if "I could feel that too."

Without any prompting, she started gently rocking her 
hips over mine. Looking up, I saw that her eyes were 
closed and she was breathing heavily. I put my arms 
around her and pulled her closer. Partly I wanted to 
feel the rocking harder, but more so, I wanted to have 
her close and to feel her body against mine. After a few 
minutes of doing this in silence, she stop and tried to 
pull away. I was scared that I had done something wrong, 
but I didn't want to let go. When I hesitated, JJ said, 
"Let go, there's more coming."

I knew immediately she what she meant. Normally, I would 
have been disgusted by the thought, but right now it 
didn't matter. So I told her to go ahead. Quietly she 
said OK, and started to pee. I know I should have been 
disgusted, but instead I enjoyed the feeling. Somehow it 
felt like JJ was sharing her deepest secret with me in a 
physical sense. The tickle on my wee-wee got more 
intense. It must have done something for JJ too because 
when she was peeing, she leaned down and gently kissed 
me on the lips. 

Unfortunately, the feeling must have disappeared when 
she finished peeing, because she gently pushed my arms 
from around her and said she needed to get cleaned up. 
Taking my hand and pulling me up, we walked to her house 
without saying a word. We tried the back door, but it 
was locked. We decided to try the front door, but we 
knew we would have to sneak around the house because JJ 
didn't want anyone to see her wet shorts. She reminded 
me that mine were wet too. 

When we were on the front porch, JJ tried the front 
door, but that was locked too. She went to look in a 
window, as I was about to knock. However, before I 
could, she grabbed my hand and put her finger over her 
lips to tell me to be quiet. I didn't know why, but she 
looked shocked. When she pointed through the window, I 
understood why she was.

My mother and Mrs. Jenkins were sitting on the couch in 
long t-shirts, which looked like they were supposed to 
be night shirts but weren't quiet long enough. They were 
cuddling and chatting, looking into each other's eyes, 
like JJ and I had been doing just a few minutes earlier. 
Mrs. Jenkins head was on my mother's shoulder at first, 
but then all of a sudden, she turned over so she was 
kneeling over my mother. 

It was the exact same position that JJ had been in with 
me. Then, just like what had happened between us, Mrs. 
Jenkins leaned over and gently kissed my mother on the 
lips. She pulled back and stood up. 

Then taking my mother by the hand, Mrs. Jenkins led my 
mom to the stairs. Smiling, they disappeared.

We stood in silence for a few minutes, completely 
forgetting that our clothing was covered in JJ's pee. 
Our shock wasn't broken until we heard Tony shout hello 
as he and his friends rode their bikes past the house. 
I'm not sure if they noticed anything was wrong, but we 
had been brought back to reality. JJ asked if I had 
anything she could wear. I nodded my head, and we went 
back to my house. 

When we got there, JJ went to the bathroom as I got new 
shorts and underwear for myself. I didn't have any 
girl's clothing, so I just grabbed the same for her. As 
I got to the bathroom, I noticed that JJ had left the 
door open. She was standing in the tub completely naked 
cleaning herself with a wash cloth. When she saw me 
staring at her, she told me to come in and close the 
door. I was completely enamored by her beauty. My heart 
began to beat faster, the tickle returned, and I felt 
myself getting hard. 

Something told me I should be embarrassed, but when JJ 
told me to take off my clothing and get cleaned up with 
her I did as she said. It was like a dream as I stepped 
into the tub, not noticing anything in the world. 
However, quickly I noticed that JJ was looking at me the 
way I had looked at her. She was even squirming a 
little. 

I don't know why, but I suggested that we wash each 
other. As if she were in a trance, JJ agreed. We started 
with each other's backs, but inevitably stood face to 
face washing each other's chests and stomachs. Our hands 
gradually got lower until finally, I decided that I 
needed to touch JJ down there. 

However, when I moved my hand towards her, she froze and 
I could tell she was peeing again. Quickly, I pulled my 
hand away, and hugged her. She relaxed in a minute, and 
quietly said she would wash me. However, when she 
touched my wee-wee, I jumped back. Something about it 
scared me. Flashbacks of being between Julia's legs came 
back to me. I realized in an instant that Julia's game 
was about her, and that I was just a toy she used to 
make herself feel good. I freaked out, pushed JJ's hand 
away, and started to cry. That made JJ cry too. For a 
few minutes we just stood there naked in the bathtub 
bawling.

After a while, JJ said, "I'm sorry. But I can't let you 
touch me there. It scares me."

Sniffling, I told her it was the same for me. We cried 
some more, but eventually washed ourselves and got 
dressed.

Over lunch, we talked about what had happened. I felt 
embarrassed, and could tell that JJ was as well. 
However, something made us feel as if we needed to talk 
about it. We told each other how hurt we were, by Julie 
and Mike respectively. I began to feel better until JJ 
said, "I really want you to touch me though."

I was shocked. I knew I wanted to touch her, but I never 
thought that she might want me to do it. Instead, I 
figured she was just going to let me do it. I guess I'd 
seen it almost like what had happened between Julia and 
me—one person making a decision to do something, the 
other just going along with it. I realized how different 
JJ and I were than what Julia and I had been. I asked JJ 
if she wanted to touch me. I really wanted her to, so 
when she said yes, I felt there was something special 
between us. Eventually, we agreed that it was terrible 
that we wanted to do something, but for some reason we 
couldn't.

When we finished lunch, we went back outside and sat on 
the steps of the back porch enjoying the summer sun. 
After a few minutes JJ said, "Make me a promise, and 
I'll make you one."

It seemed harmless enough, so I said yes.

"OK. Promise me you'll always be with me?" she asked.

"Already promised you that," I reminded her.

"Still promise it?"

"Yeah, of course."

I felt JJ's hands on my face. She turned my head so I 
was looking into those deep green eyes. She said, 

"Then I promise someday I'll be able to touch you." Then 
she hugged me.

Not knowing what else to say, I whispered, "Then it's a 
promise."

Pulling back, JJ said another thing that surprised me 
even more, "Brian, can you call me Jenny?"

"Um… But I though you liked being called JJ?" I asked.

"By most people, yes. But I think I'd like you calling 
me Jenny," she replied, smiling.

"OK, I'll call you Jenny then," I agreed.

"Good, it makes me feel more like a girl," Jenny said as 
she gave me a kiss on the cheek.

As we sat there side by side, the softness of the kiss 
remained. For some reason that reminded me that Jenny 
and I had never talked about our mothers.

* end chapter 3--

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