I told her that my training partner snapped my ulna like a toothpick while grappling and realized that I needed skills to defend myself on my feet. Sh...e asked me if I had tattoos like so many of the other martial artists. I unfastened a few buttons on my shirt, revealing a wicked looking dragon inked onto my sculptured chest. Her eyes widened a bit and then she turned away. I could tell she was turned on. Sam turned her attention back to the skies. She smiled and observed the stars. "Tomorrow, latish, in the other stables, How about eight thirty?" All right" I said and with that I went through the gate and home.The next day dawned slowly and took even longer to pass. I did all my usual chores and was finished at about seven. I had my evening meal, though I did not really feel like eating I forced myself to eat so that nobody would suspect anything. At about eight thirty I wandered into the mare's stable and went to the stall holding Ruth's Ambition. I did not do much while. Quickly, as it was almost8, I stepped inside and applied the glass to my lips. They looked wet,and I hoped, inviting. Putting the sunglasses on helped, and oddlyenough, placing the hat on my head helped even more!I walked to the beach, nervous but determined to see what would happen.All the things I thought of last night went through my head. Would hekiss me? Did I want that? Did I really want to be with a man, to behis 'girl'? I did not like admitting it, but I knew I wanted to kisshim,. ” We answered almost in unison.We rode the elevator up to our floor.“Let’s get a drink before we…”“Yeah I need one.”We dropped our bags and went downstairs to the bar. We took a table in one corner. I ordered amartini up and he ordered a scotch on the rocks. We munched the bar snacks and talked about politics and football. We had exchanged so much information by chatting that there wasn’t much need for “getting to know you” we’d been on-line together for over six months. I knew one thing I.