Just for the record, I wasn't trying to complicate your life. I just thought it would be nice to get to know you. I wanted to see if I could make you ...mile. You're a hard woman but I'll crack that shell yet."I watched as he turned toward the door. He winced as he brushed his arm on the molding. "Wait," I said against my better judgement. "Let me take a look at that." I reached for him and directed him to the chair by the vanity. "Sit down. Let me see it."I knelt in front of him and carefully. .. by the way, how's your singing voice?" I asked him.He looked at me puzzled once again, "Singing? ... I've been told I have a passable ear my Lord."I nodded, "Well when you enter the forest I suggest you sing something lively, and don't be afraid." I checked his leg and could see it was almost completely healed, "Take this horse and go." I ordered him."If you order me to Lord, I will obey you." He said and I helped him on to his horse much to his embarrassment.I watched him ride away he was. ”“I don’t mean morally or ethically right, Allison. I’m asking if it’s right for us. Are we just going to screw and then go our separate ways? I don’t want that.”“Shit! We’re really going to have this conversation now, aren’t we! Damn it!” Allison twisted out from under me and turned away. I saw her shoulders heave. “We’re going to talk about feelings and love and the future and when I say ‘no, it doesn’t feel right,’ we’re not going to do it, are we?”She shook and sobbed, lying facing away. The water cooled her fevered body and made her gasp and wake up. She splashed around for a while, did her laps, and headed right for the shower after her stint on the exercise machines."You were really out of it," Suzy said as she turned the hot water back up. "What happened?" I--I'm not sure," Sammi said. "The last I clearly remember is getting undressed for Sex Ed. The rest kind of blurs out." She smiled. "It was fun, though." I didn't like what we were doing today," Grace said. "It really.