When she was young, Elaina would often share the outdoor shower with her dad after a day on the beach. It was all very innocent, but seeing her father's 'penis', as she later found out it was called, left a lasting impression on her. As she got older, she wanted very much to see it again, and not just to see it...
The Country Store is the story of a young boy coming of age in the rural South. His mother and father own a country store and he's allowed to work there, meeting many interesting people - of whom, some happen to be young country girls.
That probably wouldn't have been how Maria would have described it as she lay on the floor, nursing her injured hands. But when she got back from the hospital and realized that she couldn't take off her own panties, possibilities did start to occur to her.
Titus 2:3-4, “(3) Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. (4) Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands...” * * * * I am NOT a Biblical scholar, I simply read this translation & thought a misinterpretation could lead to an interesting story. * * * * [NOTE: Some tags are not relevant until later in the story.]