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           Wewereplayingcheckers.Iusedtokidheronceinawhilebecauseshewouldn’ttakeherkingsoutofthebackrow.ButIdidn’tkidhermuch,though.YouneverwantedtokidJanetoomuch.IthinkIreallylikeitbestwhenyoucankidthepantsoffagirlwhentheopportunityarises,butit’safunnything.ThegirlsIlikebestaretheonesIneverfeelmuchlikekidding.SometimesIthinkthey’dlikeitifyoukiddedthem—infact,Iknowtheywould—butit’shardtogetstarted,onceyou’veknownthemaprettylongtimeandneverkiddedthem.Anyway,IwastellingyouaboutthatafternoonJaneandIcameclosetonecking.Itwasraininglikehellandwewereoutonherporch,andallofasuddenthisboozehoundhermotherwasmarriedtocameoutontheporchandaskedJaneiftherewereanycigarettesinthehouse.Ididn’tknowhimtoowelloranything,buthelookedlikethekindofguythatwouldn’ttalktoyoumuchunlesshewantedsomethingoffyou.Hehadalousypersonality.Anyway,oldJanewouldn’tanswerhimwhenheaskedherifsheknewwheretherewasanycigarettes.Sotheguyaskedheragain,butshestillwouldn’tanswerhim.Shedidn’tevenlookupfromthegame.Finallytheguywentinsidethehouse.Whenhedid,IaskedJanewhatthehellwasgoingon.Shewouldn’tevenanswerme,then.Shemadeoutlikeshewasconcentratingonhernextmoveinthegameandall.Thenallofasudden,thistearploppeddownonthecheckerboard.Ononeoftheredsquares—boy,Icanstillseeit.Shejustrubbeditintotheboardwithherfinger.Idon’tknowwhy,butitbotheredhelloutofme.SowhatIdidwas,IwentoverandmadehermoveoverontheglidersothatIcouldsitdownnexttoher—Ipracticallysatdowninherlap,asamatteroffact.Thenshereallystartedtocry,andthenextthingIknew,Iwaskissingherallover—anywhere—hereyes,hernose,herforehead,hereyebrowsandall,herears—herwholefaceexcepthermouthandall.