I hope you didn't mind slumming it here for the night, Ana sweetest?"Ana blushed, unable to answer. What was Zabba thinking? She was horribly aware of...her nakedness, and belatedly pulled the sheet up to hide her breasts. Zabba smiled but restrained herself from saying anything crude or unsubtle."Well! This is one way you're different from Inta. But of course I guessed all along. You can't keep a secret from me!" It's not what you think..." gasped Ana."Don't lie, sweetheart. You can't pull the. She wasn’t the person to ask anybody’s help. Instead, she shied away from any friendly face and she kept on trying to cope for months, rather unsuccessfully, going it alone, and that autumn Barbra was told by her GP to leave off work and get herself back into shape first. She’d come to have some vague complaints seen to, but halfway through the consultation she lost her composure altogether. Dr James was an old friend of her father’s and his kind words and the memories they kindled were too. If I can find them, will you at least try them on? If they're not long enough, you won't have to wear them, I promise."I looked at the pile of my pants and jeans again. It was hopeless, until Wendy gave me back my "gut" and "love handles", I 'd never be able to wear them again. "Okay, find those jeans, I'll try them on." "Uh, Nicky?" Yes?" While I'm looking, would you mind getting us something cold to drink? All this work has made me thirsty." I suppose I could use a drink right about now. Remember, she’s not ACTUALLY the master of that school.”“So teaching in her dojo and evaluating her students?”“Is something her «shihan» would need to approve. If you did that on Saturday, even at her request, you violated protocol.”“Well, crap,” I sighed. “She asked and I didn’t even think about the fact that she’s only 4th Dan. I suppose I should apologize to her «shihan» for overstepping my bounds.”“I’d advise just letting it be. It’s possible she asked him. But if not, and she mentions it.