Steff had never seen me without the beard and she had never seen me with hair that wasn't worn long in the Seventies hippie style although I did short...en it up some as I grew older. I had the beard when I met her and I had never shaved it off. I decided to make a few other changes, show up at her party, wait until I could catch her under the mistletoe and then give her a passionate kiss. She wouldn't know who I was until our lips met and no one else there would know it was me either. I smiled as. Lupe seemed to think that it was a given that any young man from his home village would be no stranger to hard work, or that he could be counted on to place high value on the economic opportunity being offered to him. Raul, who had come from a different village, fifty kilometers from Lupe's, told me that men from his village laughed at what the people living in Lupe's village tried to pass off as hard work.I learned that Raul also had one or two young men from his old village in mind as. I was very adept at climbing trees and using foliage as camouflage. I swear, no one could see me, not even my closest family members and friends.But one day, along comes Lynereu. I knew right off she was an elf. If truth be known, it’s the ears that give them away, but don’t tell her I said that ha, ha! I could see she was a huntress carrying their prized long bow and quiver of arrows slung over her sleek body. So silent they move. She turned her head so quickly in my direction I had no time to. . so shush now and turn that frown upside down.. I ll give you my precious jewel but only for one night.. is it ok..?Me: really..!!!!!! ur not kidding right..? huh..?She: nope.. but you have to give me some time for it.. I have to plan it very carefully lest steve may think wrong of me.. ok..? now smile.. ya that’s like my sweetie.. now lets sleep.. we are tired and its late..I was so happy that night and I also shed tears of joy on the pillow for thinking how much was this girl ready to offer.