The two new lovers were wrapped in a tight embrace on the sidewalk. I closed the drapes, sat down, lit a cigar and pondered my options.I wondered if m... uncle had foreseen this. Certainly he was not so intuitive as to predict this emotional quagmire I found myself in. Possibly, I wondered if he wanted me to learn a lesson in possession, the heart and detachment.I determined I had two options. I could either take Lisa to task for her behavior or I could ignore the situation. Any expression of. “So, you got yourself a girl yet?” The question came so fast and so bluntly that I went blank for a moment. “Um, wow, uh, no I don’t.” I awkwardly looked around the room, searching for another topic, anything to get away from this one.“Why don’t you, you seem like a nice guy. You’ve always been nice to me, a perfect gentleman.” I looked back at her. “Thank you and I don’t know why. I guess the girls don’t see me like that” “Well, if it means anything, I would love to have a guy like you.” She. I could have checked by invading his mind. Right now would be a good time, while we were lying skin to skin. But two things stopped me. The first was my moral code. I used my ability as sparingly as possible because I wouldn’t have liked it if other people were poking around inside my own mind, and I was especially reluctant to use it on someone who depended on me. And secondly, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to stomach what I found. I’d see the haunted look in Tiny’s eyes sometimes when a. ..typical u..."so wt r u both doing" she askd..."alone"...she giggld"oh cummon nc"i said"u knw v r straight" yeah" u said..stil eying hr breasts "v vr jst lukin around" i said "u knw old memories" oh rite" she said...hr eyes distant as if she ws remmbrng smthng"hey ron u remmbr v stole those lenses frm here" yeah" finaly u took ur eyes off n saw in the direction i pointd"nd the screw.."i said"screw??" askd nc naughtily"screw gauge" i completed making a mental note tht apparently nc ws in 2 much.