I just felt so much more free and open when I was in her presence.I'd never been an especially talkative guy, and my shyness around women was legend, ...ut Annie had the ability to get me to open up and talk about events in my life that were buried in deep, dark places. I suppose everybody has secrets they don't care to share, but talking to somebody like Annie who wasn't quite real in the normal sense made it feel safe.I've never had any moral qualms about our relationship. Hell, how could it be. He could have kicked himself. ‘Oh baby that’s a pleasant greeting after I treated you like crap over that stupid appointment outburst. You were the best guy for the position and I simply have to accept that. By the way, I was sorry your girlfriend bought it in that accident. She appeared to be a nice kid.’ ‘Thanks.’ Sierra allowed a little pause and then said in a rather husky voice. ‘I thought perhaps we could go out to a club tonight and I could find some way to apologize that may unfreeze. When Min Joon passed the testing for Fourth Kyu, Master Lee was ready to show off her student’s abilities in a limited competition. To show how her arts compared to the traditional arts taught at Jade Academy, Master Lee sets up a contest between Min Joon and one of Master Chen’s students of like rank. The match is to be be held after school hours on the last day of the school week following Min Jung’s advancement to Fourth Kyu.When the day of the match arrives, the seats are once again filled. “It’s OK”, she replied “it was an accident. Let’s go to edge of the pool so that we don’t block the lane”. They both dipped their heads under the partition into the free swimming area and made their way to the edge. She wasn’t a Claudia Schiffer or even a Kelly Brook, but then Carl loved plain Janes. “Where did you get hurt?” she asked. “A little bump to my head”, Carl replied “but it’s not a big deal, I am more concerned about you sweetheart?” he continued. “You got me on my head too...”.