Jennifer wanted Max but was so exhausted that she fell asleep before they had done much more than kiss. Now she lay awake, listening to him breathe as he held her gently under the blankets.The pain was still there but had subsided a little.She wanted to be with her mother but she wanted to be with Max. She wanted him to explore sensuality with her as if she were a woman but she didn't want him to end up in jail because she wasn't quite 18. Life had made her a woman. That should count for something.<br/><br/>Going to find her mother was her number one priority and she would never forget it. But right here, right now, she was with Max in a place where he was not in jeopardy from the law. He could make love to her and no one would think anything of it. In fact they would say it was his inner god and her inner goddess connecting to create power and blessing.<br/><br/>Jennifer lay listening to the night sounds. In the distance she heard a dog howling , maybe that was a coyote way out here in this foothill scrub pine desert.<br/><br/>She smiled in the darkness as she thought of Max. He said he wouldn't leave her and he had really come back. She would be content to stay here with him and maybe one day, he would give in and truly make love to her.