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Authors: Lori Wick
Tags: Fiction, General, Romance, Bildungsromans, Sagas, Christian fiction, Religious, Christian, Young Women, INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE, Grandfathers
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her how young men thought, not knowing any other way to handle it. Tiffany had been promiscuous from the moment she turned 12. For a moment Sam had forgotten that Arcineh was nothing like her aunt.
"Nothing's the matter:' he tried again, "except that boys sometimes have different thoughts than girls. I don't know this boy personally, and I want to know that you're going to be careful."
"Okay?' Arcineh agreed, sounding a bit at sea.
"Can you tell me a little about him?" Sam asked.
"Like what?"
"Maybe his full name for starters:'
"Landon Rybeck III?' Arcineh said with a small laugh. "He likes cars and he misses New York sometimes?'
"Why did he move here?"
"His father's job changed. I don't know what he does:'
"Landon Rybeck III, huh?" Sam worked to keep his voice light. Arcineh laughed again before answering.
"He says his family has no imagination when it comes to names?'
"And why do you like him?" Sam asked, feeling calmer now. "Well, he's cute and nice, and he liked me first?'
"Of course he liked you:' Sam's voice was utterly sincere. "You're smart and fun and beautiful?'
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"You think I'm beautiful?"
"I know you're beautiful."
Arcineh smiled at him, a shy smile that told him she appreciated hearing that.
Did your dad ever talk to you about boys?"
"I don't think so."
"Well, their minds move faster. You might like it if he holds your hand, but he might want to kiss you:'
"I don't think Landon does," Arcineh said innocently.
"I'm not talking about Landon right now:' Sam answered, knowing she would not accept any criticism of this young man. "I'm talking about boys and men in general."
Arcineh nodded. She looked accepting, but Sam was not quite done.
"Has he held your hand?"
"No, it's not like that."
"What will you do if he wants to?"
Arcineh made a face. "I think I'd be embarrassed:'
Sam had to smile. She was so mature at times and utterly childlike at others. She was only about a month from her twelfth birthday, and somehow he thought she'd be more interested in hand-holding and such.
"Are we done with Landon now?" Arcineh asked.
"I think so, why?"
"I don't know. It just seems like a lot of talk over nothing."
"It might seem like nothing at the moment, but if you could remember this conversation for future reference, I think that would be wise."
Arcineh looked at him, her face intent.
"The nerds kiss sometimes:'
"Who are the nerds?"
"A pair of seniors at our school. All they did was study until last year--now they study and kiss."
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For the first time Sam thought that Arcineh's school might not be so bad. Had she been in a public school, or even a larger private one, she would have witnessed kissing all along.
"Do you do much kissing?" Arcineh asked, and Sam knew that he'd not cut off soon enough.
"As a matter of fact, I don't"
"Who do you kiss when you do?" Arcineh asked, her face as open as though they were discussing the weather.
"No one you would know:'
"How about Vi? Do you think she kisses much?"
"I don't ask her, and you're not going to ask her either:'
Arcineh leaned back in her seat, her smile slow and mischievous. Sam caught the look and threw back his head as he laughed. She'd been having him on, and until the smile peeked out, he'd not caught it. It was something her father would have done to him and also gotten away with.
"Eat your dinner, you little monster:' Sam growled at her as he speared a piece of now-cold potato.
Arcineh picked up her fork and began to eat, but a satisfied smile lurked in the depths of her eyes.
"We're leaving for Creve Coeur on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving:' Sam informed Arcineh a week ahead of time. She'd come to his office and found him working on his home computer.
"We're having Thanksgiving at the Rowens'?"
"Yes. Where did you think?"
"I don't know:' she answered quietly, still glad the family hadn't come up for her birthday. "I guess I thought we'd be here "What does it matter?"
Arcineh didn't answer out loud but knew it did
"Nothing's the matter:' he tried again, "except that boys sometimes have different thoughts than girls. I don't know this boy personally, and I want to know that you're going to be careful."
"Okay?' Arcineh agreed, sounding a bit at sea.
"Can you tell me a little about him?" Sam asked.
"Like what?"
"Maybe his full name for starters:'
"Landon Rybeck III?' Arcineh said with a small laugh. "He likes cars and he misses New York sometimes?'
"Why did he move here?"
"His father's job changed. I don't know what he does:'
"Landon Rybeck III, huh?" Sam worked to keep his voice light. Arcineh laughed again before answering.
"He says his family has no imagination when it comes to names?'
"And why do you like him?" Sam asked, feeling calmer now. "Well, he's cute and nice, and he liked me first?'
"Of course he liked you:' Sam's voice was utterly sincere. "You're smart and fun and beautiful?'
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"You think I'm beautiful?"
"I know you're beautiful."
Arcineh smiled at him, a shy smile that told him she appreciated hearing that.
Did your dad ever talk to you about boys?"
"I don't think so."
"Well, their minds move faster. You might like it if he holds your hand, but he might want to kiss you:'
"I don't think Landon does," Arcineh said innocently.
"I'm not talking about Landon right now:' Sam answered, knowing she would not accept any criticism of this young man. "I'm talking about boys and men in general."
Arcineh nodded. She looked accepting, but Sam was not quite done.
"Has he held your hand?"
"No, it's not like that."
"What will you do if he wants to?"
Arcineh made a face. "I think I'd be embarrassed:'
Sam had to smile. She was so mature at times and utterly childlike at others. She was only about a month from her twelfth birthday, and somehow he thought she'd be more interested in hand-holding and such.
"Are we done with Landon now?" Arcineh asked.
"I think so, why?"
"I don't know. It just seems like a lot of talk over nothing."
"It might seem like nothing at the moment, but if you could remember this conversation for future reference, I think that would be wise."
Arcineh looked at him, her face intent.
"The nerds kiss sometimes:'
"Who are the nerds?"
"A pair of seniors at our school. All they did was study until last year--now they study and kiss."
66
For the first time Sam thought that Arcineh's school might not be so bad. Had she been in a public school, or even a larger private one, she would have witnessed kissing all along.
"Do you do much kissing?" Arcineh asked, and Sam knew that he'd not cut off soon enough.
"As a matter of fact, I don't"
"Who do you kiss when you do?" Arcineh asked, her face as open as though they were discussing the weather.
"No one you would know:'
"How about Vi? Do you think she kisses much?"
"I don't ask her, and you're not going to ask her either:'
Arcineh leaned back in her seat, her smile slow and mischievous. Sam caught the look and threw back his head as he laughed. She'd been having him on, and until the smile peeked out, he'd not caught it. It was something her father would have done to him and also gotten away with.
"Eat your dinner, you little monster:' Sam growled at her as he speared a piece of now-cold potato.
Arcineh picked up her fork and began to eat, but a satisfied smile lurked in the depths of her eyes.
"We're leaving for Creve Coeur on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving:' Sam informed Arcineh a week ahead of time. She'd come to his office and found him working on his home computer.
"We're having Thanksgiving at the Rowens'?"
"Yes. Where did you think?"
"I don't know:' she answered quietly, still glad the family hadn't come up for her birthday. "I guess I thought we'd be here "What does it matter?"
Arcineh didn't answer out loud but knew it did
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