Usne mera intro duction sabse karwaya. Uski maa se jab wo baat karwa raha tha to wo mujhe bade gaur se dekh rahi thi. Per mujhe bada accha sa laga. Ph...r mere cousion ne bataya ki meine wahan rah ker unki help karoonga shaadi tak ye sun ker uski maa to ekdum khus ho gayi bade pyar se mujhe dekh ker mere cousion se boli ki tum hamara kitna khayal rakhte ho. Wo kuch der ruk ker hum wahan se chal diye meine kamini (maa) se kaha ki me apne bag le ker shaam tak aa jaoonga. Usne kaha haan beta jaldi. 'Instead of that, just head up the River Walk on this side and walk over at the next crossover, ' Gail suggested. 'That'll put you on the path leading back to the Rivercenter complex.''Thanks, which isn't something I can say about that scene, ' Alex responded as he tried to walk away from the crowd surrounding him. 'Couldn't you have offered some help?''Hey, it all happened too soon, and talking you out of difficult situations isn't the same as taking down an armed assailant, ' she replied. 'I. "Look, pal, I'll take the concussion and the free ride, but I think some answers wouldn't be out of line. What's going on?"He grunted, and then hawked up a wad of phlegm and casually spit to the side. "Boss'll be here soon. He'll tell you." Why don't you give me a preview?" I asked."Can't do that," he said flatly, "I'm too dumb to do that. I'm just a dumb jock." In the same monotone he continued, "She shouldn't have married me because I'm just a dumb jock."I kept a neutral expression on my. "As I waited for a bartender to get back to my end of the bar, I spotted Mary and her new friend walking out the door to the parking lot. I guess that told me where I stood with her. I walked back to my apartment freezing my butt off because of my lost jacket. The colder I got, the more my heart hardened against Mary.I would run into Mary at the various clubs over the next few months. We would acknowledge each other but I'd never ask her to dance or even stop to chat. I spent my time hitting on.