up to Marissa, but she was always a better person around Jude. I liked Jude from the start and thought at times that he was too good for Marissa. She eventually did convince me that she was good enough for Jude, but it was a near thing. In the end it was just a good read. I hope that with the family stories coming up, that we get to capture more of the emotional punch. Marissa is a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. So when she decides to allow her latest love interest to relieve her of her virtue, she has no regrets (besides the fact the act was rather...er...lousy)...at least until her family comes stomping into the room to discover them. Marissa's partner is insisting on marriage - she, however, is insisting otherwise. Intent on keeping her act under wraps, the family insists she be married within the month, if only to cover the ...more Marissa is a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. So when she decides to allow her latest love interest to relieve her of her virtue, she has no regrets (besides the fact the act was rather...er...lousy)...at least until her family comes stomping into the room to discover them. Marissa's partner is insisting on marriage - she, however, is insisting otherwise. Intent on keeping her act under wraps, the family insists she be married within the month, if only to