I figured you wouldn’t believe me. I’ll make sure you get paid for the full hour. It was nice meeting you Chad. Have a nice day.”Chad said, “...ait, wait, wait, wait Brett what is going on here? You were doing so well. You were opening up and even revealing some embarrassing things about yourself.”I turned and smirked, “Dr. Simpkins if you can’t believe that small little incident then…. Quite frankly you can’t help me. You know sometimes the truth is an odd thing it’s not always wrapped up in. I'm going to have to sit down and talk to him. In fact,I'm going to have to sit down and talk to everybody, starting with thethree of you. Obviously, all of my engagements are nullified. Infact..."As Ranma rambled on, Akane felt her heart about to burst. Her love, herfianc?, was hurting beyond belief, and there wasn't a thing she could doabout it.'Wait a minute...maybe there IS something I can do about it. But am Igoing to be able to pull it off?' She looked at Ranma again. 'I. Several minutes after that Helen appeared in the doorway. She stood there looking at me and finally she said, "Well?"I turned to look at her, "Well what?"She made a face and said, "Aren't you going to say something?" Why, and to what purpose?" Oh come on. You have to be upset or mad. Don't you even want to know why?" Not really. I know I'm out busting my ass to make a good life for us and apparently it inconvenienced you for about five months. Most women would have considered that a small price. Just swallow fast as you can.”Too late for that pearl of wisdom.Snake became very still, filling her lungs from patient expansions of her diaphragm, calming herself and seeking those bejeweled memories that decorated her heart: the knowing ache between her legs the first time David had kissed her; the small fortune he’d paid for her beautiful hand-tooled riding leathers; his sleepy smile on seeing her face as he woke from surgeries on his wounded shoulder; the mischievous twinkle in his eyes as.