I cheered loudly for the Terps at every opportunity, and loudest of all when Patti was in on the play. When she got the first of Maryland's two runs b...tted in, I applauded with great fervor. It turned out to be the only run they'd need.After the game, the Maryland women celebrated briefly before clearing the field. The tournament schedule called for still-another game to begin immediately after theirs, and two more teams were waiting to take the field."What now?" I asked Geneva."I'm taking. There is a lake in the area with 2 parking lots, a large one and a small one, I chose the small one. It was beautiful, there was light snow on the trees, the lake was frozen, and we were alone. We sat for anothet 10 minutes or so.We talked some more when I asked him if he ever had a massage. "A happy one?" he asked, blushing. "Yes." I replied. "No, I can't afford them," he said. "If I had the time, I'd give you a free one." I told him. This parking lot is small, you can't see it from the. Annekke was quiet as we mounted back up. By mid afternoon, she was joking with the rest of us while the miles passed under the horses hooves. We rode around the sulfur pits and then headed west. Nightfall brought us to a place Lydia and I had spent many nights at before, Nightgate Inn. We stopped there for a meal and rest. Our injuries were minor and I didn’t feel that we needed further healing, so we just slept normally. The next morning while we were getting ready to head out, I happened to. Would you like a ride home?”I gazed into her eyes, wondering what would happen if I said yes. She gave me no indication of how she expected me to answer so, finally, I shrugged, and gave a little shake of my head.“No thank you. It’s a nice night out. I’m good.”I didn’t bother opening the envelope until I got home and had my bedroom door closed behind me. A little extra would have been, maybe, twenty dollars. She’d given me three hundred! That, and a handwritten note.A token of my appreciation,.