And that just about got us through it. She told me that she could never cope with me if I was someone who dressed up like that. She told me very clear...y that the reason she was with me was that I was a real man and that is what turned her on.Tough times…The next few months were quite terrible. She was angry, suspicious, and almost vicious. It took weeks and weeks for me to rebuild any trust she had in me. The clothes I dressed in for the pictures were thrown away and every night she was away I. She returned in seconds, followed by a youngish woman dressed in a business skirt and jacket outfit. She was attractive and younger than I expected."Good afternoon, you must be Mister Black," she smiled. "I'm Phyllis Yardley, Assistant Headmistress," she said, extending her hand.We shook and I noticed she had a fairly firm handshake to go with a pleasant smile."Steve Black, Ma'am. Nice to meet you." Please, we don't stand on too much formality here. Call me Phyllis and if you don't mind, I'll. There's a small car waiting for you, something like an off-brand Jeep. "I just wanted to come by to give you a run-down of the island's rules and what to expect for the next few days." Alright." You're pretty sure you've read the important things, but it doesn't hurt to have a bottom line."As you're here for a martial arts tourney, some sparring is expected before the big day. No assaulting people at random, no grudge matches, and keep things under control. If you're breaking each other's limbs. “Thank you for the rose – again.”In fact, she was standing there looking like she hadn’t aged a day, holding a long-stemmed rose just like the one I gave her on our first date. I began scrambling for a towel, but she just laughed in the sweet little giggle I loved when we walked to school each day for about five years.“Oh, please, Lawrence,” she said, happy and delighted. “I have a husband and two sons. Naked men are hardly a novelty any more.”“Hard to believe you have kids,” I said after.