I’m supposed to be this cool surfer dude who’s a chick magnet. I’m not the guy who weeps to try to win a girl back,” I complained to Mr. Nomur....“And here I thought you were an actor. I have every confidence you can pull this off,” he said, playing it straight.“Are you seriously telling me that you would do it?” I asked.“What are they paying you again?” he asked. Mr. Nomura tapped his chin with his finger like he was weighing the pros and cons of this impending fiasco.“I might as well let her. "But that was not the fault of my boys; they would have been willing to take it further – if you had only met them half way."The colour came to her cheeks, and she allowed her eyes to drop from his. He could not be allowed to see her anger – her outrage and offence at the way those – brutes had manhandled her!He must continue to think her weak and unprotected – until the time was right."Oh James!" she thought silently. "I need you now, don't let me down!" Well maybe I could have been a little. . to which her girlfriends burst out laughing. Other times I recall them calling her "Queen of 22", but had thought they were referring to her age or something back then.So a couple of months ago I ran into one of her old friends, who she had since fallen out with. She asked me "how's the Queen?". Now I was struck with curiosity, so I asked her "why did you all call her the Queen?". She looked at me for a second, laughed a little and said it was best I didn't find out , but let on that. ‘You guys can handle it’ said Rae. Then she and Greg left in search of their coffee. ‘I don’t think they’re getting any coffee’ said Timella smiling. ‘Hunh,’ I replied getting lost in watching her again. ‘Is there some place you’d rather be?’ she asked. ‘I’m sorry again, but what?’ I said quietly. ‘You keep zoning out on me, so I was wondering if you’re wishing you were somewhere else’ she said. ‘Right now I can’t think of any place I’d rather be’ I said seriously. ‘Oh so you’re into this whole.