I rolled to the side just in time to avoid a swiftly plunging blade that penetrated deeply into the cheap straw mattress, where scant seconds ago, I'd... been.Drawing my rapier was not necessary, because from force of habit, I always left the weapon out of its scabbard and close to me, even when in bed. This, or similar scenarios, had played out several times during my life, and necessity had carved the habit into me. I thrust the weapon just above and to the right of the dagger that impaled my. We got into the minivan and I had assumed the driver would pick up other tourists at other hotels. But Nataree told me that I was the only customer that had booked that tour with them today. She asked me many questions about myself, I told her I had a girlfriend in Phuket and showed her a photo of her.We went around the Grand Palace and she was very informative. On the way back to the minivan she held my hand to lead me through the many tourists. In the van though she continued to hold my hand. All of the other kids parents wanted to meet the little girl. Sarah soaked up the attention for a while. You could tell though, that it was starting to bother her.When Friday night finally arrived, Jenny was looking forward to the football game. We arrived about 15 minutes before kickoff.Jenny led me to where she had agreed to meet her new friends. Upon reaching them, Jenny introduced me."Hi Jenny." Hi guys. I would like to introduce you to my boyfriend Mark. Mark, this is Jenna, Diane and. One dinner for two and a bottle of wine later, we had the site cleaned up and everything but the chairs and table packed. We sat by the moonlight and enjoyed our last bottle of wine. She eventually moved closer to me, taking my hand and kissing me on the cheek. ‘Thank you for this. This has been the best night of my life,’ she said, resting her head on my shoulder. ‘You’re welcome. You mean a lot to me Becky, I just felt I had to show it.’ I stroked her soft hair, lightly brushing it away from.