She’s not your responsibility anymore.”I said, “She isn’t? I’m not so sure of that. She told me I’d protect my flock even if they weren’... my flock anymore.”Brad said, “Come on, Tim. Let’s go get our asses kicked. That’ll take your mind off of things.”“Okay, Doctor Brad.”Our first game was Saturday and the coaches were really turning up the heat at practice by running drills, plays, sprints, then what they called two by threes where the first and second teams swapped players in twos and threes. 2Mermaid reclining uponA divanGolden, like her fleshAnd the scalesShe becomesBelow her hairless pubes.She sleeps, dozingUpon her islandIn the middle of a carpetTransformedInto a green Sargasso Sea,A waterfallOf blue wallpaperBehind her, streamingGreen meanderingsOf water.She dreamsOf me.3Truncated woman,Crimped at the gatheringOf the sternum,Where the collar would meetWere she not naked,Armless,Legless,Headless,Faceless,Shaded alabasterIn the lightOf a candle erectAnd stationary as a. What was happening? What was I doing here? And why was I actually enjoying it! Although she had informed me that she did this for all her clients the reality of the situation had not hit me until now. She looked up at me now only dressed in her pink undies and high heels. She had beautiful legs which took forever to reach her well rounded womanhood. A sight to behold. What a distraction. I was hardening rapidly and was sure that she had already noticed it. There I was left standing in my. But I wouldn’t blame you. We didn’t play well, we were out of sync, but that's not your fault, not at all." "Oh. Well. Good." Lani felt awkward. She wanted to be mad, but he'd pulled that out from under her. "I'm sorry, Lani," he said, moving closer. She swallowed as she felt the warmth of his body next to hers. She'd missed it. "I should have told you. Come back with me, please, and I'll tell you anything you want to know." "Why?" she asked. She wasn't even sure what she meant. Why now? Why.