Rick woke up before Dianna, who was lying next to him in bed in the hotel room. He looked at her. Most of her fine body was uncovered, and as the youn... man gazed at the sleeping blonde, he felt passion stirring inside him. He began sucking one of her nipples, and felt it rise into his mouth. Dianna moaned softly, awakened by enchanting feelings evoked by what Rick was doing. She opened her eyes, realized she was in a strange bed, and remembered the delights and Rick had shared the night before.. ‘What do you want?’ she asked sounding irritated now. ‘What I want, is to come in and see how you are,’ I said simply, continuing to wait. There was another pause, though a shorter one this time. ‘The doors open,’ she said. Realizing I was still holding my shoes, I tossed them behind me onto the floor, and then walked in. ‘What’s wrong? What happened?’ I asked. Her eyes were streaked, mascara running every which way, which she only then tried in vain to repair as she sat in front of her vanity. As the train pulled in to Pigalle station I hauled my jaded form up from the seat and pretty much sleepwalked to my apartment.IIISixteen hours later I was onstage and halfway through my set. The venue was just over two-thirds full and extremely smoky, the seating literally on top of the stage. So close that even through the haze of the stage lights and cigarette smoke you could see the expressions on everyone’s faces and so it was easy to gauge people’s reactions. Throughout the set my gaze was. I look at Nicole. “Why don’t you go with them and I’ll catch up with you all in the locker room.”She gives me a look of concern. “Are you sure?” “Yeah,” I nod. She gives me a quick kiss on the cheek before she leaves me alone with him.“Is that your girlfriend?” he asks. “Yeah.” “Is she a boy?” he asks. “Not anymore. Is that a problem?” I ask.“Uh… No. You’re your own man. I just wanted to say how proud I am of you. Not just by the way you play out there on the court, but by the man you’ve.