. it get me confused if you like me or not," "Well you are a lady and a client so I treat with with deference and respect but I have to admit that I a... attracted to you." Then ask me out!" pouting a bit, "I've been waiting..."O hell! "OK Amy, I didn't want to be forward but I'd like to see you. This weekend?" "No, my son's got a Little League game and we're suppose to go to my sister's after that." "Would he care if I came to his game?" "Would you!?!" she almost shouts, "his father pays him. He stopped when he figured he was thirty to thirty-five feet away. He looked around the parking lot as though he were waiting for someone. His stomach was knotted up. He wished he were braver.The parking lot was mostly empty. There were no minds within range. Most everyone had probably already checked out. Aside from Boris, there was nobody in sight, not even a maid.Jake took a step toward the room, and then another. Nothing. He took a third step and felt the beginnings of contact. One more. It was a long night. A very, very long night.I woke up at six with Trina spooned up against me. It felt good. I just laid there in that drowsy half awake half asleep state and wondered if I really wanted to take a chance with Trina again. I had missed her a lot and I had thought about her often after the split. Deep down I knew I wanted us back together, but also deep down I didn't know if I could trust her.Trina felt me stir and she mumbled, "What time is it?" A little after six." Can we stay. He could survive the sacrificing of his hope once a year, but every day? He shuddered involuntarily at the thought. Oblivious to the turmoil within him she accepted his words. What he said did not entirely make sense to her, but she felt there was great wisdom in it, a wisdom that hinted at even deeper truths lying beneath. Was there really anything that this man did not know? Perhaps his humility was just a sign of his wisdom. She gazed fondly at him, ‘Very well then, if I see you again then I.