Krista received all the brains of the family, I received the athletic gene. I was an all-region cornerback on our high school football team and third ...aseman on the baseball team. Krista was the top of our class. She had started taking college classes our Junior year, so she was about to start her second year of college and her senior year of high school. I step into the shower and let the water cascade over my body. It had been a hard practice and the water soothed my aching muscles. I stayed. ‘Hey Vince.’ He yelled towards the other service technician still there, waving him over. Vince walked over with his hands out mouthing the words, ‘What?’ ‘This lady wants us to stay late and fix two cars.’ He laughed again. ‘Not two. Just one car needs to be fixed. Mine only needs an inspection and a brake light replaced.’ Anita cut in correcting him. Erik and Vince looked at her and then each other before breaking out in laughter again. Anita was getting frustrated. She was short on time. When we got to her flat I turned to her apprehensively and said, ‘Will I see you on Sunday?’. I was really worried that it had all gone wrong but there didn’t seem to be anything I could do to salvage the situation. She must have sensed my feelings as she replied, ‘Sure, I’ll phone you tonight’. With that she was gone, bouncing along the path to her door – I thought I’d lost her. I got back to my place in the foulest of moods. I was sure that it was over and, after half a bottle of wine,. A bare hint of a smile touched the corners of my mouth. At our stop he untucked his shirt and hunched forward slightly, hiding the bulge in his jeans.On our way to the ballpark, he stepped into an alley and rearranged himself so that his raging hard-on wouldn’t be as noticeable. “We could always do it right here,” he smiled as he dropped his shirt and slipped his hands into his pockets. I scrunched up my nose at the scent of the overflowing dumpster, pallets, and cardboard boxes that were.