They headed for the door and in a few minutes they were walking the beach, hand in hand. Karen tried not to look, but she was pretty sure she was turn...ing some heads of the young and old alike and she loved it. She had no interest in anyone else other than the wonderful young man she was walking with and she was just as proud of him as he was of her. They walked along the beach with the gentle ocean breeze blowing over them. Every little bit, they would come upon a couple making out on the beach. “No, I should have been honest with you but…it was awful, I didn’t know what to do,” he whispers, looking up to see my face. My heart breaks at the distress in his eyes. “Why don’t I call for some food and we can talk about it?” I gently smile, lightly brushing my thumb over his cheekbones to sweep his tears off his smooth skin. Nodding, he releases me and I reach for the phone. ********************* We talk for hours over pizza and soda. He fondly reminisces about his nana and how he was. "Well, you have to take it as it comes. No point in delaying any further. I lucked out with your locksmith pal: Bert is ready for tomorrow, if that suits you, Bob. I'd like to get this done before my second child arrives." And my fourth child, my lovely." I upstaged her. She laughed, waggling her forefinger in front of me in remonstration. "You have Ruth and Mary helping you with that score, young man!" I just kissed her. The "young man" quip was reference to the fact that I was several years. After a month of solid training, minutes became hours and not only that but the distance his sense covered increased by a full 20 meters.-The Arena-It had now been two months since the Auction, and The Mysterious Stranger once again appeared in the arena and challenged James. James felt that even though the stranger had been giving them a run for their money up until now, that he could take her on.Mostly because of the training he’d been doing with Soul Pressure. But also because for a few.