‘Apology accepted,’ I said. My heart leapt when he got to his feet and sat next to me making me feel excited and sure enough, I felt a stirring of...arousal excitement in my groin. I looked away as I felt my dick coming to life in my swimming trunks. The guy glanced down at my shorts and saw the bulge poking out. He looked up at me and leaned in and whispered in my ear, ‘I like you too.’ I turned to him and he leaned in and tried to kiss me but I resisted and pushed him back. ‘No, it’s not. If anyone else had come in and looked, they wouldn’t have seen anything. To be honest, I didn’t “see” anything either, but I knew that was where Tanner had cast his first ‘test spell’ for me to identify and dispel.I thought identifying a spell would be the easy part, but, for whatever reason, I was having problems. Every time I used the Identify spell Tanner showed me, I only got a piece of the overall idea of what was involved in the spell. In this case, I heard water running, felt wet, and. ‘ No, that’s fine. So what is your name, since you know about me?’ ‘Paul, nice to officially meet you Sarah.’ ‘Well Paul it is nice to meet you too.’ ‘So 8:00 at Scotty’s?’ He asked confirming their date. ‘Yes, see you there.’ ——————– At the bar, Paul and Sarah really hit it off. They got to know each other on a more personal level. After talking the night away and laughing nonstop, Paul paid the drink tab, and escorted Sarah outside. As soon as the cold brisk air hit Sarah she really started. “I was a student with no money and even less with a c***d to feed. I did the only thing that allowed both my son and myself to survive.”Alice saw the tears welling in Lorraine’s eyes and held her hands tightly, “What was that my love?” she asked.“Catherine helped me in my hour of need,” Lorraine responded to the heartfelt squeeze of Alice’s fingers, “together we brought up Jason for his first six months. She was an angel, not only was she my friend but she also became my lover during that time.