Her thoughts suddenly got cut off. Girl: ‘He seems to be quite smitten with you’ (talk about surprises, why the heck am I so jumpy), ‘Sorry didn...��t mean to startle you’ Sabrina: ‘its okay, my mind was just somewhere else I guess…’ girl: ‘Yeah I bet… (huh? what is this girl getting at?), it wouldn’t happen to be on a certain tall-blonde-guy, would it?’ Sabrina: ‘Uhmm…maybe…why?’ Girl: ‘Ohhhh, no reason in particular just wondering…you seem to have caught the guy that every other girl wants’. ‘My folks, especially my Mom, wouldn’t like it if I competed,’ he said. ‘Besides, you know I do not do study the martial arts to win trophies, Sensei. I do it because it benefits me in other ways.’ ‘Ah,’ Master Kwan said. Smiling, he nodded sagely. ‘That is as it should be. You have learned the most important lesson. Karate is for defense, not aggression. I respect your wishes, my son. You are one of the wisest students I have ever had.’ ‘Thank you, Master Kwan,’ Tommy said, bowing deeply.. Even with a friend waiting for him out in his apartment he couldn't bring himself to step out into the cool air just yet, and instead rested his head against the tiled wall and let the water swaddle him. A few minutes later he heard the creak of the bathroom door open and he suddenly stood bolt upright, confusion clouding his mind as he tried to figure out why May was coming into the bathroom while he was in the shower. Only two possibilities crossed his mind, both very ridiculous and likely. That brings us to tonight. I’m young, when our orbits do cross, the stars are aligned and the kids are asleep, my thoughts are not about rest. My spouse has been very clear “nothing is going to happen”. My flirting, expressive facial badger, exploring touches or tender massaging have earned no reconsideration. I’m pushed aside, feeling like a perverted, begging groper. Laying in bed, she has her back to me, her butt is pushed my way, reinforcing her point, “nothing is going to happen”. I try.