Eric expected me to act that way and until I saw I didn't have to, I did. My Mom and Dad think Eric is the greatest thing. He is smarmy enough to alwa...ys be polite to my parents. I'm surprised I haven't gotten a call to return home immediately to patch things up. My Mom is going to be surprised as hell when she gets that call. I got a scholarship. I don't need the piddling amount of money they send to me."They send me a hundred bucks a month. The meal for four of us will cost more than a hundred. ", he said, then sipped his own frozen drink. "Some people make a big deal about achieving a black belt, but really that's just the beginning. The earlier belts mark that you've learned certain basics. The black belt just means you've learned all the basics and from that point on it's about growing in mastery, style, and skill. There are regional competitions and national rankings and stuff for people who care about proving themselves, but I just do it for me." That's really interesting. I. When Jason finally seen me, he pulled back from her to break their kiss. Kelly sat on the edge between us and we started to drink our wine. Everyone was so damn quiet! I think I was a little stunned. Even though Kelly and I discussed her getting passionate with a guy once so I can see just how far over the edge she can take a guy, I was still a little jealous and felt out of place. I did know that it was all for show with her, but still felt my stomach churning. I think Jason was in total. As I talked about my holiday I completely forgot to ask what my new costume was going to be. Later in the day I began to worry as Amanda has a completely different sense of humour to me. We had worked together in accounts for 5years and had become best friends despite being completely opposite in character and her being 10 years older than me. Amanda was married with 3 young sons and I had only been married for two weeks, although Paul and I had lived together for 5 years since leaving.