I don’t usually tell men my real name. I give them a fantasy name like Desiree, or Veronika, or Justine, something that sounds like the handle of a ...igh-priced call girl. ‘Sophie,’ he says. From his mouth, my name sounds exotic, even sexy. I’ve always thought it sounded like the name of a pre-pubescent girl, but hearing him say it makes me feel like a woman. ‘Not quite what I expected, but it suits you.’ There is a pause and then he asks, ‘So, do you often abscond to private rooms with strange. "You'll catch her. She doesn't cover her tracks very well."Later that night, Mom and I were in bed talking. I'd told her about my promotion and the instant challenge."That's going to be good for you, you have to move on." Did I tell you Donny wants to marry me?"Mom smiled thinly. "Every girl needs a father in her life." I can't think of that right now, not so soon after Charli..." I couldn't say the word 'died', and 'passed away' seemed so ... so neutral and insignificant.Mom hugged me. "Give. But what should we do about it?’ she asked. She held out her hand for him to take. She smiled as he took it. Don looked thoughtful for a few moments. ‘You know, we have never really shared any of our fantasies with each other. We could share a fantasy or two and then see what we could do to make them happen,’ he offered. His eyes sparkled a little bit as he spoke. It made Bridget a tiny bit nervous. Fantasies were just that, something that wasn’t really possible in the real world. Her fantasies. "It's not gonna happen!" I know that too." She pouted. "Just wanted to rattle your cage. Who knows? You just might have felt the same way about me!" That's not fair!" He sniffed, genuinely angry. "You know how much I love you!" Then, make love, to me." She begged."No." Why not?" You know why." Say it then." I love Ryoko!" Lucky bitch." Sasami sniffed."Stop swearing!" He demanded angrily."Why?" She shrugged, "You getting horny?"The quip acted like a kind of signal, because Tenchi felt suddenly.