Dukey remembered the kiss Clara was talking about, and knew it was just a warm-up. When she sat on his lap, and put her head to his chest, he stroked her hair back from her face, and said, "Oh, Bubba? That's my best friend from way back. Marcel's his real name. Marcel Rudbutter. He and I enjoyed some<strong>good</strong>times, and he still knows how to throw one heck of a party. The things I could tell you about...but I wouldn't want to spoil your innocence. Shoot, I reckon I've already done that, haven't I? Here goes, then. One time Marcel and I hopped a freight train to who knew where, and ended up lost way out in the middle of nowhere. We stumbled across a house o' worship with some of the meanest nuns I've ever seen. Tanned our hides but good, they did! Funny thing is, I think they enjoyed it a little too much, if ya know what I mean. Oh, and we both call each other Bubba. As I recall, we were once known as Dubba Bubba among our group, since there was two of us, and to tell us apart, he became Bubba Trubba, and I was Bubba Flubba, or Bubba T and Bubba F. Ahhh, what a crew of no-goodniks we were."<br/><br/>Dukey regaled her with more stories of mischief and mayhem, as well as better times, like when they went cow-tipping, and they saved each other's lives from one oversized angry bull.<br/><br/>He finished off with the requested kiss, leaning in slowly, teasingly, caressing her cheek as he bent to press his lips to hers, gently, then more fully, and finally taking her face in both hands, and passionately smooching her, leaving them both breathless. He opened his eyes and gazed into hers for a long moment, and then said, "well, I'd best get on home. Don't wanna be a burden to you or your Daddy." He scooted out from under Clara, and stood up, going to the door, and peeking in, waving to Sukey. "Goodnight, Mom. Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Klutz. Your daughter is a wonderful woman, and I'm sure she has you to thank for raisin' her up right." He was sincere in his compliment, and he quickly headed for his car, getting in and driving off to get a good night's sleep before introducing everyone to Marcel the next day.