Well, after one of them tried a cheap shot later that day during sparring and I illegally punched him in the nuts.”“Ouch.”“Yeah, but he’s a ...riend now. Sometimes it’s like that. So, now that you’re fully read in, are you going to stay?”“Are you kidding?” she laughed. “As a first-year associate at a law firm, I’d have to bill at least 2000 hours and I’d be doing grunt work on boring cases. THIS is actually going to be fun.”I chuckled, “You may be the first person in history to refer to Cirque du. ’ Then she said, “It wouldn’t do for people to gossip.” He laughed. “I’m at this place,” he said, giving her a business card from a quietly expensive boutique hotel a 15 minute stroll away. “Suite 10. There’s a car park at the back if you want, or get a taxi if you’d rather your registration wasn’t seen there.” He looked at her left hand with its engagement and wedding rings. “No that’s OK,” she said. “We’re just going to go over each other’s portfolios.” She laughed again and so did he. . I’ll see you two for breakfast in the morning. Have a good night.’ ‘You don’t have to see me home you know,’ said Vicky. ‘Yes, I have to. It’s just something I feel.’ We walked out and she gave directions to the cab driver. Before we knew it we were at her rooming house. ‘I just rent a room here. I’m on the road sometimes weeks or even months at a time. This is just a place to lay my head and keep my belongings.’ I wanted to be with her so bad but I wasn’t going to push it. She gave me a gentle. I did let go of the ball to let her think I had given in. Instead I got both of her small feet in one hand and the other in the middle of her flat chest. I stripped the ball from her hands as I flipped her away from me. She did two summersaults before grabbing her nose right before entering the water.Big mistake.Like pretty much any little kid, who is getting attention from someone else, the little eleven and smallest of the twelve-year-old girls did all they could to try to get the ball away.