I must admit that I had in mind my separation from Theresa who served as a sort of sexual safety valve for my demanding libido.* * * * * * * *The day ...efore we were due to leave for the island I flew into Adelaide and was met by mother driving the four by four. She greeted me with unexpected exuberance and a close embrace that nearly took my breath away. The last time I had seen her she had been somewhat pale faced and wilting, but now she seemed to have recovered much of her allure and there. This Sunday would have to be different.I sat in a pew in the back anxious for the service to be over. It seemed to go on forever. Then there was a matter of finding Laurie in the crowd. She found me. I turned when she tapped me on the shoulder, and I saw her incredible smile and radiant face. "Hello, Dan. It's been a while," she said as if we were old friends."Yes, Laurie. Good to see you," and we hugged moving the clock forward in front of her husband. She introduced me to him as Ashley's. Well, she's launched! She's a beautiful, accomplished young woman.And as for my kinetic abilities, rock solid for sixteen months now. I'm beginning to think of them as permanent. There's also one aspect of them that did not stop evolving... I sat idly at my desk, staring across the river. I haven't tested in several days. Time to practice! I picked a random micro-dot of air, and then started to zoom down. Within a second, I sensed my intended target, a single H2 hydrogen molecule. I could sense. She looked absolutely gorgeous! ‘Anyone for tennis?’ she asked. Tony and I changed into suitable attire, and then we adjourned to the tennis court. As there were only three of us, we had to take turns playing. I delighted in watching Tish play. She was a good player, and she was very competitive, and she easily beat Tony. When it came my turn to play Tish I decided that I would be a gentleman and let her win. I needn’t have worried! I was able to put up a better defence than Tony had done, but.