The activity seemed to be taking place in the waiting room. I walked in and was surprised to see a big screen TV against one wall. Quite a setup for a...repair shop waiting room. Against another wall was a buffet setup with about 12 people standing around it. Half of the people were in shop uniforms. I recognized Sam and three of the other mechanics. I saw two couples and two other men. They must be customers. Not a big turn out. One of the boys saw me and his expression was priceless. He was. His drunken embarrassment (his not mine) led,him to push me off a chair.Things escalated when the same little dick asshole taunted Kevin callinghim a fag. Kevin’s rage erupted, first punching me in the face and then agut shot punch to my mid section. Laid me out cold. I never knew his lastact was to stomp on my leg. My first waking moment was in the UVM MedicalCenter where they were adjusting my broken nose as best they could andtaping my eye area due to a small fracture of my zygomatic arch on. I lifted her chin and looked her in the eye. "It's all right,Tracey. I just overreacted. I'm sorry."Tracey smiled a small smile. I smile back, and giggled a little bit. "Youneed a tissue," I said.I got lucky, 'cause that made Tracey laugh out loud. I hugged her again."Now, come on back to the office, and let's finish our meeting, 'kay?"Tracey nodded. "Okay." She got a little packet of tissues from her backpocket, blew her nose and wiped her eyes.When we went back in, my friends crowded around. “If you can't touch the floor, that's okay. Just reach down as far as you can,” Doug said encouragingly. Laura could feel the muscles in the back of her thighs tighten as she held her body bent toward the floor. With her head upside down just above her knees, she peered through her legs and saw Doug's feet behind her. She smiled at the thought of him positioning himself for a better view as she had done moments before. Suddenly she felt his strong hand again on the back of her leg, just above.