He knew that he was a fast and strong swimmer, and he was sure that he could cross the river here to the island, across the lily covered lake, faster ...han he could have run the distance around it, but every stroke and breath that he took seemed to be one too many. At exercise, he often had swum this distance in about three minutes, but now even taking just two minutes would mean disaster. Of this he was sure.Now in almost a blind, terrified panic, he arose when the water became too shallow to. She wanted to go to thefitness center with me. We arranged to meet there. She was waiting in the parking lot when I got there.Sweatpants, T-shirt, and tennis shoes. We did a fewdifferent exercise machines, and ran a treadmill. Workedup a good sweat. After about 45 minutes, I got sometowels. “Let’s hit the showers.” She looked at meappraisingly.A few minutes later, in the locker room, she shylypeeled off her clothes. I followed suit. I unabashedlyexamined her naked body. Trim,. " "You didn't?" "No, Gale. I didn't. And, that's why I didn't give you a lot of who-struck-john that night when you asked me to get rid of those magical high heels of mine, now did I?" "No... No, you didn't." "Look, Gale, if turning myself into a girl is going to present a problem for you, now or in the future, you just let me know, and I'll get rid of them, just like I did before. All right?" "No." Gale vehemently countered. "Don't you ever say anything as absurd as that to me again. I. Not quite knowing what to say, I smile at you and kiss you softly. "It wasawful, wasn't it?" It was," you say, returning my kiss. You send me upstairs to change,saying that you are going round the corner to get us some pastries forbreakfast.I shuffle through my clothes wondering what to wear. I want to cheer youup by selecting something sexy and exciting, but part of me worries thatafter last night you will recoil a little if I too obviously play thedominatrix. Eventually, I choose a short.