A Well Lived Life Book 6 Kara IChapter 44 Spring Break 1982 Part I
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March, 1982, Milford, Ohio
“What’s the craziest thing you’ve done, Tracey?”
“That one’s easy! Asking Steve to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance!”
“What?!” Kara said, looking askance.
“Think about it. I was a frumpy, shy girl with no self-confidence. I asked the school sex god to take me to the dance, knowing full well I’d probably end up losing my virginity, though I was worried he wouldn’t do it with me. Boy, was I wrong! Not only did he do it, but he spent the entire next day with me doing it. I assume he told you about the clinic and stuff?”
“Yes,” Kara replied, with a smirk and a giggle. “And about the lesson you asked for!”
“Oh my God!” Tracey gasped. “Have you tried that?”
“Yes, a few times. It’s OK, but not my favorite. You seem to really, really like it, though.”
“I do! He did that with me and I was hooked. I mean, I like it the usual way, but holy smokes, having it in my ass is just amazing! What’s the craziest thing you’ve done, Kara?”
She smiled, “Kiss Steve. I did that knowing full well that if I did, I’d end up losing my virginity, despite having sworn I’d stay a virgin until I got married.”
“Well, I guess Steve is both our craziest things!” Tracey said. “Is it OK if I ask Steve about his?”
Kara smirked, “Sure! I’m not even sure what it is. The list has to be long!”
I couldn’t say that it was making love with Stephanie because Marty and Tracey did not know about that. That meant it had to be Elyse and her strap-on, but I wasn’t sure Kara wanted to know about that, or even if she did, if I should say it in public.
“You know,” I said thoughtfully, “I’m not even sure what it would be. I guess either joining the ‘Mile-High Club’ or having my first time at age fourteen with someone who was almost ten years older than I was.”
“Whoa! You were fourteen, and the woman was twenty-four?” Marty asked.
“Yes.”
“Damn!” he grinned. “And the ‘Mile-High Club’ is doing it in an airplane while it’s flying, right?”
“Correct. It was on my way back from Sweden.”
“Kara, how many sex partners have you had?” Tracey asked.
“Just Steve!” Kara said happily. “You?”
“Just Steve and Marty!” Tracey smirked. “Marty?”
“Just you, babe. You know that. I wonder about Steve,” he said with a grin.
All eyes turned to me as Kara teased, “He’s probably lost count at this point!”
I thought quickly about what number to give, given I was pretty sure I’d told Kara she was number 39. If I added in the girls she knew about — Tracy V, Stephanie, Stephie and Tatyana, that would make 43, but that left out four girls. I’d split the difference and give it as an estimate.
“Without stopping to formally count, around 45,” I said.
“Holy shit!” Marty said. “You’re not pulling my leg?”
“No,” I said. “I’m not.”
“Well, I guess that reputation was well earned then. No wonder Tracey wanted to come to you for her first time. According to her, it was nothing short of amazing. Most of our friends all said their first times were horrible or so-so at best. Mine was damn good, but that’s thanks to you!”
“Mine was really good, too!” Kara said with a smile, leaning over to kiss me on the cheek.
I was really surprised at how open she was becoming. I’d have to talk to her about it later. And I wasn’t too sure if I should tell her my real craziest sex episode. I’d have to think about that!
“Kara,” Tracey said carefully, “we’ve actually asked lots of truth questions. You can say no, of course, but I dare you to sit on Steve’s lap and let him put his hand inside your shirt.”
Kara looked at me and I used my eyes to tell her it was completely up to her. She bit her lower lip, and I knew I had to step in.
“Tracey, let’s take it a bit slower, OK?” I cautioned.
“Sorry, Steve; Sorry Kara,” Tracey said regretfully. “It just seemed like the next step.”
“It’s just that this is all so new to me,” Kara replied, blushing slightly.
“I know,” Tracey said. “And I was pushing too fast. I’m sorry.”
Kara took a deep breath, “No, it’s OK. I’m not offended; it’s just a bit scary. Ask again some other time, OK?”
“Of course it’s OK!” she smiled. “Can we keep asking questions?”
“I suppose so,” Kara said.
“Kara, anytime you want to stop, just say so,” Marty said.
“Where’s the strangest or most exciting place you’ve done it?” Tracey asked.
I grinned, “I’ll go first — it has to be the Pan Am plane coming back from Sweden.”
“The sauna, I guess,” Kara said.
“Oooh, that must have been hot!” Tracey said, causing all of us to burst out laughing.
“On the catwalk over the stage in the High School auditorium,” Tracey said, smirking, “Right after a concert!”
“Yep,” Marty added. “That’s it. We almost got caught, too!”
“Holy shit, guys!” I exclaimed. “That is crazy!”
“What’s the craziest non-sex thing you’ve done, Tracey,” Kara asked.
“We went skinny dipping at East Fork one night last Summer! We had to sneak in, of course, but the whole group did it.”
“Ooh, that sounds like fun! It’s kind of the same as being in the sauna.”
“How about you, Kara?”
She sighed, “Run away to Chicago because I was upset with my dad trying to force me to date a guy from church because he doesn’t like Steve.”
“No way!” Tracey exclaimed. “And let me guess, Steve made you go home?”
“Yes, of course he did,” Kara replied. “Because he’s smart, and he cares for me. I hated him for it for about two seconds. But those were a LONG two seconds!”
“Steve?” Tracey asked.
“Believe it or not, I haven’t done very much that’s crazy. I suppose going through Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin from the wrong direction and having East German border guards point machine guns at me.”
“Bullshit,” Marty laughed. “Now I know you’re pulling my leg.”
“Nope. Not at all. It happened. We took a wrong turn and ended up in the wrong place in East Germany. It was pretty crazy. On the other hand, I could have said going on a date with a Russian girl with her KGB bodyguard in tow, and then being told by said bodyguard to behave properly with regard to the girl!”
“You’ve had some real adventures, Steve,” Marty said.
“I suppose I have!” I agreed. “Where do you two plan to go to college?”
“We’re looking at Ohio State, University of Cincinnati, and Ohio University. We’re going wherever both of us get in.”
“Do you know what you’re going to major in?” Kara asked.
“Fucking!” Tracey giggled. “Sorry. I want to be a math teacher, and Marty wants to teach physics. Can you imagine the two of us back at Milford teaching?”
“Oh God,” I said. “The school would never be the same. You guys could teach a sex ed class!”
“Complete with expert demonstrations. You could ‘cum’ as a guest speaker,” Tracey smirked, making quotes with her fingers when she said ‘cum’.
“Boyd Smith would have a stroke!” I said, referring to the superintendent.
“Kara, what’s your plan?”
“I want to teach. I’m going to study Chemistry and get a teaching certificate. I’ll probably end up teaching middle school science. I like that age. BUT, we’re going to have four kids first!” she declared mirthfully.
“Four?! Four?!” Marty exclaimed. “We’re talking about one and wondering if we can handle it!”
“You guys are that serious?” I asked.
“We are, thanks to you,” Marty said. “Is it safe to assume I can ask you to be my best man in about five years?”
“Absolutely. I’m doing that for Pete and Melanie, and I suspect I’ll end up doing it for Kurt and Kathy.”
“Really?” Kara asked.
“Yes. I don’t think Gene and Bethany are permanent, but I have a good feeling about Kurt and Kathy. I see them almost every weekend and I think it’s clear they both found what they were looking for. Kathy found a guy who worships her and wants to please her and Kurt found a smoking hot girl who adores him and wants to be with him. He’s kind of a lanky, geeky guy and I suspect Kathy is the hottest girl he knows, let alone dated! But that’s just a side benefit to how much she adores him.”
“You’re quite the matchmaker, Steve,” Kara said. “Pete and Melanie, Josh and Mary, Marty and Tracey, Kurt and Kathy, Stephanie and Ed, and Bethany and Gene.”
“Let’s not go overboard. The only ones I actually got together were Stephanie and Ed, and even then, she liked him. I encouraged and supported the rest, but I didn’t make the matches.”
“That’s not what Melanie says,” Kara responded.
“I know. But she found him. I just made sure they got back together after she stupidly broke up with him.”
“Not to mention how you’ve helped Melanie, Bethany, Jennifer, and I don’t know how many others,” Kara said.
“Don’t forget me!” Tracey said. “I thought no guy would ever want me and Steve showed me that was not the case! If he hadn’t done that, I’d probably be sitting home in my room with my cat right now.”
“So you’d be at home playing with your pussy?” Marty teased.
“Yes! But you know what, I want to go somewhere so YOU can play with my pussy!” she exclaimed, taking his arm and pulling him up from the couch.
“I’m not really into cats, Tracey,” Marty said deadpan. “I’m more of a dog person!”
Everyone laughed.
“Have you guys heard the Steve Martin album A Wild and Crazy Guy?” I asked.
Everyone shook their heads.
“He has a skit that goes like this...”
‘I went to this girl’s apartment, and she had the best pussy I have ever... ’
“The audience goes crazy. So he continues...”
‘Oh now come on! I’m talking about her cat! That makes me sick! You can’t say anything anymore without people taking it dirty. I’m sorry, that disgusts me!’
“He pauses for a few seconds, then says, completely deadpan...”
‘Incidentally, that cat was the best fuck I ever had.’
Tracey and Marty were laughing so hard they sat back down to keep from falling over. Kara had a forced smile on her face. I’m guessing the notion of sex with the cat was too far for her to go, even with a joke.
“That’s perfect!” Tracey said when she could talk again. “I have to get that album!”
Everyone got up, and we walked upstairs. At the front door, Tracey hugged me tight and then she and Kara hugged lightly. Marty and I shook hands and clapped each other on the shoulder. He and Kara nodded at each other and then Tracey and Marty left to go and play with her pussy, or at least I assumed that’s what they would do! I took Kara’s hand and led her upstairs. I undressed her, then undressed myself, and we got into bed.
“I really wish you could stay tonight, Kara,” I said.
“Me too,” she sighed. “We have an hour. Let’s make love, then we can talk.”
We made love, then showered, dried Kara’s hair, and went to the basement to sit on the couch for fifteen minutes before I had to take her home.
“I’m impressed,” I said. “That was really another huge step tonight, talking about stuff like that with Tracey and Marty.”
“I really like them. They’re totally cool. She’s like you — she pushes a bit, but she backs off when she pushes too hard. It really was fun. We could do that again, if you wanted to.”
“We could. Of course, I’m sure you realize we’ll run out of questions to ask, eventually.”
“With just them, I could do some dares as long as we set limits. I mean, I don’t think I could make love with you in front of them, or anything.”
“Maybe we should go skinny dipping with them this Summer,” I suggested.
“Yes! That would be exciting!”
“You were kind of uncomfortable with the Steve Martin joke. I’m sorry.”
“I was just shocked. I didn’t expect it to end that way and it’s gross to think about. But I see how it could be funny.”
“Steve Martin is like that. I’m sorry if it offended you, Honey.”
“It’s OK. Don’t worry. You’ve said worse! But I know that you didn’t give a truthful answer to Tracey about the strangest thing you’ve done.”
“YOU don’t want to know the strangest thing I’ve done, Honey.”
“What?! Why? I figured the thing with the vibrator or sex with your sister. I know you can’t say the second one and you shouldn’t, but the first one you could have. But what do you mean?”
“It’s like that, but I didn’t tell you about all the toys I’ve used. There’s this harness-like thing that lets the girl wear the rubber penis and do it with the guy in his butt.”
Kara gasped and her hand flew to her mouth, “Somebody did that to you? No wonder you didn’t say it! Oh my! I don’t even know what to say.”
“There’s nothing to say, really. It happened. It’s not something I’d ask for, but you know me. When it comes to sex, I’ll do pretty much anything a girl asks. I won’t touch a guy because I am as straight as they come, but otherwise? If it’s not dangerous or forced, I’m probably game.”
“You are very, very strange, Mr. Adams,” Kara said, with a wan smile.
“I suppose I am. But forget all that. Are you OK?”
“Well, other than getting a few shocks tonight, yes. I’m fine. You know she’ll fuck you silly if you let her.”
“Of course she will! That’s been true since the first time. But she knew it was a one-time thing. I made an exception for when she got her birth control pills and diaphragm, because she wanted to try it out. She teases me a bit, kind of like Mary. But with Tracey, it’s not teasing, it’s an offer. But it’s presented in a way that won’t offend me, or you, for that matter.”
“True. I was surprisingly not upset with her for that. But, don’t get any bright ideas, Mister! Once July rolls around, you aren’t touching another girl!”
“As long as you aren’t saying I can’t hug and kiss my friends, then I agree with you.”
“Proper kisses, Steve,” she said.
“I agree. There is one exception that, I’m sorry, but, you’ll have to put up with for the rest of our lives.”
She laughed, “Melanie!”
“Yeah. It’s just who she is. If you can handle that, we’re in good shape. You know Bethany and I only kiss on the cheek and Kathy and I kiss, but with Kurt in the picture, at most, it’ll be a peck on the lips.”
“That’s all fine. Melanie is crazy! And she’s responsible for how crazy you are!”
“Only partly. Katt is the one who’s really responsible. You’ll meet her this Summer. She and Mikael are coming to visit at the end of July.”
“Cool. I want to meet more of your friends.”
“You know most of them. It’s really only Kurt, Gene, Stephie, and Tatyana that you haven’t met. And a few friends from Sweden, of course. But someday we’ll go there together.”
“Really?”
“Yes, of course!”
It was time to take her home, so we headed for my car. I drove her home, kissed her ‘good night’, then headed back to the Spencers’ house to sleep.
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October 1981, Milford, Ohio Kara and I headed to Frisch’s for lunch. Our food arrived quickly, and we started eating. “A lot has happened in the last week,” I said. “Oh?” “Bethany has a steady boyfriend in Madison.” “Really? I had hoped something like that would happen, but I wasn’t counting on it. I always thought she was going to wait until you actually married before she did something like that. So she’s really moving on?” “That’s a good question. I would say that she’s recognized...
July 1982, Dawsonville, Georgia My drive south took me into Kentucky and I stopped for lunch at Wendy’s just after I passed through Lexington. As the countryside rolled past my windows, I reflected on the things that had happened recently. I hadn’t been keeping my journal as closely as I should have and resolved to spend some time alone at Stephie’s to put my thoughts on paper so I could put them in the computer when I got back to Chicago. I was a bit concerned about the situation between...
January, 1982, Chicago, Illinois On Monday, I woke up early to do my exercises and karate kata, then showered and made breakfast. Elyse showered while I exercised, and Stephie showered while I made breakfast. “You two had a good time yesterday!” Elyse whispered as I put the food on the table. “Yep!” I smirked. Stephie came out of my room and sat down at the table. The three of us ate and then Stephie and I headed to IIT. We stopped at her dorm so she could drop her overnight bag, then...
August 1982, Chicago, Illinois I woke up to the alarm on Monday morning, kissed Stephie, and quickly slipped on my running clothes and headed out. I took a slow, easy pace and worked to clear my mind and prepare to shift my focus to my schoolwork. The Summer had been a combination of fun, emotional highs, emotional lows, and adapting to the reality that Kara wasn’t going to be with me this year. On the other hand, I had Stephie, Elyse, Kurt, and Kathy close, and Kara was less than six hours...
July 1982, Chicago, Illinois On Sunday morning after breakfast, Kara packed her things, said goodbye to her mom, and followed me to my car. I drove to the Spencers’ to pick up my things, where I thanked Trudy and reminded her that I’d be back on Friday. Kara and I took my bags to the car, loaded them in the trunk, and set off for Chicago. As usual, the drive was uneventful. I had encountered neither traffic nor an accident, nor been pulled over a single time despite all the back-and-forth...
May 1982, Milford, Ohio On Monday morning, I followed my usual routine for being in Milford and had lunch with Trudy Spencer after our sauna. That afternoon, Krista and Beth were coming over to talk about business. Kara would join us as well. Beth arrived about 2:30pm and Krista and Kara walked over from the school campus and arrived about 2:45pm. The three of us were very happy with how things were going. We had a total of twenty-two veterinary clients paying a monthly support fee, about a...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Kara and I awoke, and she took a quick shower before we drove to my parents’ house so I could swim and have breakfast with Stephanie. My dad joined us for breakfast before he had to leave for work. After cleaning up the kitchen, we went to my old room to hang out with Stephanie for about an hour before heading back to the Spencers’. Nobody was home and there was a note on the fridge that said that Frank, Trudy, Pete, and Melanie were out for the day because Frank had...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Sandy came into my room and shut the door, shaking visibly. She leaned against the door and didn’t move further into the room. “Relax, Sandy,” I said gently, trying to ease her nerves as best I could. “Are we going to do it now?” she asked, her voice cracking with emotion. “No. We’re just going to talk,” I said. I could see visible relief. That confirmed to me that she was very nervous about doing this and I needed to be very cautious. “Talk about what?” “About...
October 1981, Chicago, Illinois I went to my room, closed the door and dialed my old number in Milford and Stephanie answered. “Hi, Stephanie!” “Hey, Big Bro! How’s Chicago?” “Pretty good. A lot of stuff is happening. But I have a favor to ask. Well, really, it’s a favor from Ed. I’m coming home this weekend and I was wondering if I could borrow the keys to the apartment.” “You and Kara? On Saturday? I’m sure the answer is yes. Where are you staying?” “I was going to call Mrs. Spencer...
February, 1982, Chicago, Illinois On Monday morning, while Stephie and I were driving to school, she asked what I was doing for Valentine’s Day. I let her know I was going to Ohio, but that I’d be happy to celebrate with her either on the 11th or the 16th, because I was taking the three-day weekend in Milford. “I guess that will have to do,” she sighed, “because it does make sense that you would be with Kara on Valentine’s Day.” “Are you going to be OK, Peaches?” I asked. “Do I have a...
December, 1981, Milford, Ohio As I drove to Kara’s house, I thought more about my conversation with Bethany. And the more I thought about, the more I realized that I had totally missed the signs. I had fallen in love with Kara without feeling the connection — in a sense, our kisses, and even our first lovemaking, didn’t feel different from many other girls I’d been with. But it was different. It was different because I loved her. And, eventually, we HAD felt the spark of the connection. We...
December, 1981, Milford, Ohio I pulled into the driveway at the Spencers’ and went inside. Melanie was halfway up the stairs and turned to say hello. “Want to spend some time in the sauna with me?” she asked. “Only if you promise to behave. I need to make a phone call first, and it may take a bit of time.” “I do. And I’ll wait. If you want privacy, use the extension in my room. I can read while you’re on the phone.” I nodded and walked up to her room and shut the door. It hadn’t changed...
November 1982, Milford, Ohio After dropping Elyse in Glen Este, I headed to the Spencers’ to drop off my stuff and then drove to Kara’s house. Kara hadn’t been clear about me staying every night at her house, so I didn’t want to assume. “Hi, Snuggle Bear!” she said when she opened the door. “Hi, Honey!” I said, pulling her into a hug and kissing her. “Do you need to get your stuff?” she asked. “I wasn’t sure from our last conversation which nights I could stay here, so I dropped my...
January 1982, Chicago, Illinois Bethany and Gene arrived just before 10:00am on Sunday morning. The apartment was full as both Warren and Stephie had spent the night, and Kurt and Kathy were staying the weekend. The plan was to have a big meal together around 3:00pm so that Gene and Bethany could get back to Madison before 10:00pm. Bethany was in great spirits and seemed very happy. I hadn’t had much chance to talk to her in the past few weeks because both of us were busy with school, and I...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Joyce, Kara, and I sat quietly on the lower bench while the steam built in the sauna. I was really going to miss the easy access to a sauna when I went back to Chicago. IIT had a steam room that I could use, but they required towels and it wasn’t ever quiet. It also wasn’t co-ed. “Joyce, I didn’t see Terry at your grandfather’s house yesterday,” I said after about five minutes of silence, other than the steam hissing and our breathing. “He’s sort of upset with...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were nearly identical — swimming and breakfast with Stephanie, spending the day with Kara, finding time for a sauna, and making love in the evening. I did end up sleeping alone on Saturday night because I took Kara home so she could go to church in the morning with her mom. She would drive to my house after church to help set up for the party, which was starting at 2:00pm and might even continue after fireworks, depending on how...
February/March, 1982, Chicago, Illinois I made good time on the drive back to Chicago despite the light drizzle that I ran into just south of Gary. I walked into the apartment to find Stephie and Elyse stretched out on the couch, each one leaning on an arm and their legs alternating so they could put them out straight. “You two look comfortable,” I said, taking off my shoes and coat and dropping my bag. “Hi, Steve,” Elyse said. “Hi, Steve,” Stephie echoed. Neither of them moved to get...
November, 1981, Chicago, Illinois “How are things going?” I asked. “Amazing!” Kathy said with a huge smile. “He’s just what I needed. Last night was the first time we could sleep in the same bed. Doing that with you was always my favorite thing!” “Oh, really?” I chuckled. “Actually, yes. You holding me in your arms while we slept was the most amazing feeling. Don’t get me wrong, the orgasms were out of this world, but feeling safe, secure, and loved; it’s the best thing there is. And I...
December 1981, Chicago, Illinois I really should have guessed that what Jennifer was saying was prompted by a girlfriend who saw me as a competitor, but I had to know if it was just Jocelyn, or if it was from Jennifer’s therapist as well. “And not your therapist?” I asked. “No. The reason Doctor Clauson didn’t want me to come is because she knows how I feel about you and that you’re in a serious relationship with Kara. She’s afraid that I’ll have a serious setback, or do something stupid...
April/May 1982, Chicago, Illinois I made very good time driving back to Chicago, assisted by the radar detector, and arrived at my apartment before 6:00pm Chicago time. As usual, Stephie and Elyse were sitting on the couch when I walked in. “Well, another fantasy up in smoke!” I teased. “Get your mind out of the gutter, Yankee!” Stephie exclaimed, getting up to hug me. “Did you have a good weekend?” “I did. How about the two of you?” “Same as always, though I didn’t have a date on...
August 1981, Chicago, Illinois We ended up not getting crazy that night. We made love and fell asleep in each other’s arms. We woke up the next morning and repeated what looked like was going to be the pattern for the school year — I jogged and Elyse showered, I showered, and then we ate breakfast. “Bye, Honey! Have a good day,” she said again. I headed to IIT and after parking I walked into the Stuart Building for Computer Science 200. I’d been permitted to skip CS100 because I already...
September 1981, Milford, Ohio Friday was routine until lunchtime. Afternoon classes had been canceled for both Elyse and me because of the Labor Day weekend, so I drove back to the apartment instead of having lunch on campus. Elyse and I packed our overnight bags and waited for Kathy and Bethany, who arrived as planned, and we left Chicago just before 4:00pm. It was my goal to make the trip to Milford in just under five and a half hours, which I could do if we grabbed fast food on the way...
December, 1981, Milford, Ohio On Tuesday morning, I swam and ate breakfast with my little sister and hung out with her until it was time to head out to see Anna. I was still surprised that she’d called out of the blue, and was really curious as to what it was that she wanted. Even though I hadn’t driven to her house before, I’d been there enough times to remember how to get there. I parked in the driveway, then walked up to the front door and rang the bell. Anna opened the door almost...
December, 1981, Chicago, Illinois I made good time on my drive back to Chicago, arriving just before dinner. Other than one stop for gasoline and the restroom, I had driven straight through. When I pulled up in front of the apartment, I didn’t feel like cooking, so I parked, dropped my things inside, and then walked to the Chinese restaurant and got takeout. I took it back to my apartment, retrieved two weeks’ of mail from the mailbox, then went inside. I set the food on the table and sorted...
The Spring semester began on January 4th. Their course load was the same, except for David taking the Ministry/Leadership course instead of the standard religious education course. This was to help him better understand how to lead people; something he felt he needed to improve greatly. With the new semester, David and Meri both went out for Basketball. Meri made the JV team for the ladies, while David made the cut for Varsity in the men's team. Part of that was because Meri enjoyed playing,...
July 1982, Milford, Ohio It was getting close to the time that both Kara and I had to leave, and Kara was still crying softly as I held her in my arms. I simply held her tight and occasionally kissed her hair and whispered that I loved her in her ear. “Kara honey, are you going to be OK to have lunch with your mom? Do you need me to call off my lunch with Anna and stay with you?” She sniffed, “No. I need to pull myself together. Mom’s expecting me and I don’t want her to worry or be...
April 1982, Chicago, Illinois and Washington, DC Sunday evening, after dinner, I excused myself and called Joyce. I knew she’d have good advice for me, knowing the full situation. “Shit,” Joyce said, “That is really bad. Some of those guys don’t care about age. In fact, they want the teenagers because they attract clients and they can actually charge more. Grandfather absolutely forbids his guys from using girls who are under eighteen. One time he found out about a girl who was only...