"Thank you for the lesson, master," Coach intoned. Shit! It's just not possible to adapt to that kind of a reversal in roles."Thank you. I have learne... a great deal today, Coach," I said.Judy ran to Coach's car with his uniform and brought his duffel bag with a change of clothes to the outdoor showers. She took an appreciative look at both our naked bodies in the shower and then politely left. It's funny that taking a shower outdoors had none of the awkwardness of stripping to do naked combat.. I know you're growing up, but I promise you, your grades drop at school, I will ground you, and on this your father will not argue with me. Isn't that right?" Both dad and I recognized that tone, it was her "Don't Tread on Me" voice and she didn't use it very often, but when she did it was easier to duck than fight. There was no studying for me that night, I was worn out. I was in bed, still grinning by 9 PM. I don't think I rolled over till the alarm went off at 6:30. The next morning at. I could smell the Pizza in the hallway. 'Damn, he said when I opened the door, I thought you took off, That poor Pizza didn't stand a chance, and we sucked down two huge soda's and sat back to let it settle in. Mister Little smiled, Damn, that hit the spot he said rubbing his stomach. Not much better than Hot Pizza, and cold soda's especially, if you throw in a little head to boot. I was chewing the last of a pizza crust and just looked at him. He leaned back in his executive 's chair. She didn’t seem to notice me, not yet at any rate.We finished the game, call-shot eight ball. I made my apologies to Steve and headed out; oh yeah, and he won, well my mind was elsewhere. I put up my cue, and then she did see me. We made eye contact, and I walked out. Still not a word between us. It was clear to me that she didn’t want to talk to me.At home, I poured myself a shot of rye. I stood in front of the front room window and looked out at the paved street. It was windy; the one thing I.