. must be something about you. How could you get them to believe you were going to write a book using psychic powers you haven't got?''So what's the a...swer then? Give up the whole idea? Tell them it was all a misunderstanding?''How about having a "brainstorming" session with Jeremy, where we all throw in ideas and you follow up the best ones? We may or may not find a way forward, but at least we'd have tried. Better ask Alicia as well. We don't want her to feel left out, though since she. “But why hasn’t the whole school been told about it?”“I don’t know,” I admitted. “I’m surprised it wasn’t announced during Home Room. Coach Budd must be really gutted after all the hard work he put in. Still, cross-country’s a cinderella sport, it’s not like we can earn a living at it.”“So what are your plans after school?”“University. Something to do with science. Then try to find someone weird enough to employ a mad scientist.”Our conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door. “Room. Allison groaned as I hit the button and the sound cut off. I rose and tucked the covers around her. She snuggled into my recently vacated warm spot and, eyes still closed, reached with her mouth for the kiss she knew was coming. I kissed her lightly and stroked her hair before picking up my running clothes and heading off to the bathroom. Five miles later I still hadn't come to any conclusions. I needed to talk to someone. But what could I tell them? It was just the same thing over again,. Lately, I have noticed a lack of affection from my wife, Patty. There are no real smoking gun behavior changes, just subtle things. She has recently complained that she is too tired to go out to dinner, or a movie. She has also started to refuse lovemaking about a third of the time when I try to initiate it. She has also insisted on taking over the bill paying.I met Patty at a local club on a Friday night in May. I was there as a designated driver as my friends know that I am allergic to.