Melissa Fox was one, but, like so many teens, had suffered from shaky self- esteem. When she turned sixteen she'd been allowed to date, but parents kept her on a very short leash. There'd been numerous clashes regarding how much liberty she should have. Because grades hadn't been tops, she'd learned the meaning of restriction.

She'd had a number of school-kid crushes, but hadn't gone any further than some pretty intense kissing.

Most guys seemed too immature for her tastes where relationships and sexual matters were concerned. She wasn't uninformed, but at eighteen was still a virgin though she'd been on the pill for a year. Virginity didn't bother her...