Marianne joined us in our drink of choice. The band came out and Mick went to the mic and said, "This is a happy event. Our occasional tenor sax playe... got himself engaged to Karen Monroe." There was heavy clapping. "Brad, bring her up here for your first dance as an engaged couple." I stood and pulled Karen up and into my arms. We danced to "Embraceable You." When the song finished, there was more applause. Mick said, "We'll play it again later with Brad taking some solo time. We added it. Obviously her fault; her irresponsibility to an extent and guys were trying to peek in.I did not like that and got up, stretched her t shirt up. She asked me what am I doing and I showed her an angry face and left. Later she called me and asked what had happened. I told her everything and that her body was visible to others and scolded her. She liked my possessiveness. After that we were bit close now and I even use to flirt with her by saying Miss Whity (for her white bra) and she used to say. Above that a motley collection of pale freckles suggested recent time inthe sun, and underswept her brown eyes. She was still a skinnyteenager, with the width of waist that could only exist in the memoriesof mature women. There was a nose stud, and earrings, no doubt a bellypiercing too somewhere under her painted, fashion tee. Hiphugger jeanswere artfully printed onto her legs. Her feet, vertiginously far below,were bare but for a toe ring."I knew you were coming. I...I was upset," she. With the ape scant steps behind her, Tarjana rose up and ran for the great oak, reaching it moments ahead of the ape, but those moments were all she needed.Turning to face her enemy, squatting down a little, knife still firmly in her hand, Tarjana roared her own challenge, further enraging the already furious ape, drawing him into charging at her at full speed.At the last moment, Tarjana jumped to her right and the ape, unable to adjust or compensate for her sudden movement, crashed into the.