I could see that Cathy was getting closer and closer to agreeing to model for me and I did my best to sell her on the idea. I just can't do what I rea...ly want without a model. I dropped several more hints throughout the conversation and when she still didn't take the bait, I outright asked her again if she wanted me to do some shots of her. Again, she was very hesitant until I explained that they would just be normal portrait shots, unless she wanted to get naked, of course. At least she didn't. They had a few electronics items there of different sorts, and all sortsof the usual odds and ends. When I saw the TV, I was impressed at itsprice. It looked pretty new, and in great shape, but was only being soldfor $50, which was amazingly cheap. I noticed that it was some off brandthat I'd never even heard of, and wondered if there was something wrongwith it.I convinced the shop owner to let me plug it in for a minute, and flippedthrough the channels, seeing that it did indeed work. . At first he thought it was his fault, then he wondered if I were having an affair. As if... you know it would probably have been better if I had.Eventually I'm going to have to tell you about my whole coming out, aren't I? Do you always get your way? (laughs; her smile looks too bright to me, the kind one uses to push down sad thoughts)Well, no, you're not going to get that, but if you did I promise it would be the best loving you ever had. (laughs loudly)I'll tell you Henry. Yes. But it's a. This is a fantasy and fantasies are good once but after that, reality resumes. But reality is not this single thing that is predictable and consistent." Shit, Sonny. You are talking like Brent now. Get to the point!" Sammy said. "I'm hungry."Deep inside, I grinned. "Things are either going to work out, or they won't. We have to agree to two things, first we will try and second that we will not push." Sammy bumped his hips forward. "Like hell! I'm going to push plenty!"We all chuckled but it was.