Tobias POV Our conversation started off easily enough, and then went downhill and then back up again, a rollercoaster of feelings, that one moment was peaking high and then dropping to the depths of the sea of misery. Being seventeen scared me a bit, but she was old enough to want to start to experiment, so I would have to wait for that one. There was no rush to get her to bed, we had so much more to say as I worked on getting to know her more, and this was all new to me. I have never wanted to get to know a woman before or just spend time with her, so weird and out of character for me. It sounded like her mother was not a loving one. Mildred’s reaction to having to spend time with the pup was interesting. I did not get the impression it was the pup's fault, more like either the mothe